School age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda is 2.32 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda peaked at 2.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 1998.
That places Uganda 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.23 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.32 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 1.23 million | 1.27 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.31 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.73 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 2.07 million | 2.32 million | 6 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1106 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.40 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1094 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.07 % change on previous year (1995)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Uganda was 2.32 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1998.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release