School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 1.24 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.24 million number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
20th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.24 million number
in 2020
All-time low
233,158 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.24 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 1.24 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 233,158 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 20th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,158 number | — |
| 1971 | 239,953 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 247,421 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 255,308 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 263,731 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 272,272 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 280,565 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 289,282 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 298,866 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 309,492 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 319,503 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 326,971 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 334,344 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 343,283 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 353,288 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 364,212 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 376,976 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 391,657 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 407,599 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 424,786 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 441,753 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 457,399 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 473,332 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 490,691 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 508,940 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 527,456 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 545,709 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 565,104 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 585,691 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 607,431 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 629,781 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 651,625 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 674,775 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 699,351 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 725,143 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 750,742 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 773,217 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 796,524 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 821,641 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 848,053 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 875,810 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 903,752 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 934,289 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 967,039 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 269,005 number | 233,158 number | 309,492 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 364,262 number | 319,503 number | 424,786 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 520,351 number | 441,753 number | 607,431 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 737,085 number | 629,781 number | 848,053 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 875,810 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.24 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 Kenya 1.37 million number compare
- 18 Türkiye 1.36 million number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.25 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 1.08 million number compare
- 22 Sudan 1.07 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.04 million number compare
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uganda was 1.24 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,158 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.