School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 614,786 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
614,786 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
19th
of 204 countries
All-time high
614,786 number
in 2020
All-time low
116,607 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda stood at 614,786 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 614,786 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 116,607 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 19th 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, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,607 number | — |
| 1971 | 119,972 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 123,679 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 127,571 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 131,720 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 135,924 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 140,004 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 144,285 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 148,993 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 154,211 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 159,132 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 162,818 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 166,466 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 170,892 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 175,863 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 181,332 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 187,707 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 195,087 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 203,132 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 211,830 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 220,482 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 228,514 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 236,773 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 245,776 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 255,252 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 264,841 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 274,268 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 284,243 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 294,813 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 305,939 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 317,247 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 328,093 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 339,416 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 351,438 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 364,148 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 376,886 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 388,578 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 400,724 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 413,778 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 427,427 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 441,376 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 454,856 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 469,068 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 484,077 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 499,958 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 516,953 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 535,560 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 555,625 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 576,028 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 595,959 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 614,786 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,297 number | 116,607 number | 154,211 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 181,426 number | 159,132 number | 211,830 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,090 number | 220,482 number | 305,939 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,774 number | 317,247 number | 427,427 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,946 number | 441,376 number | 595,959 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,786 number | 614,786 number | 614,786 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uganda was 614,786 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 614,786 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,607 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.