School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 624,242 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
624,242 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
20th
of 204 countries
All-time high
624,242 number
in 2020
All-time low
116,551 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uganda stood at 624,242 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uganda peaked at 624,242 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 116,551 number, in 1970.
That places Uganda 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,551 number | — |
| 1971 | 119,981 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 123,742 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 127,737 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 132,011 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 136,348 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 140,561 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 144,997 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 149,873 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 155,281 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 160,371 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 164,153 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 167,878 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 172,391 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 177,425 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 182,880 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 189,269 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 196,570 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 204,467 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 212,956 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 221,271 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 228,885 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 236,559 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 244,915 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 253,688 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 262,615 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 271,441 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 280,861 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 290,878 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 301,492 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 312,534 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 323,532 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 335,359 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 347,913 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 360,995 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 373,856 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 384,639 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 395,800 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 407,863 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 420,626 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 434,434 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 448,896 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 465,221 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 482,962 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 502,528 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 523,105 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 543,100 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 563,527 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 584,565 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 605,052 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 624,242 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,708 number | 116,551 number | 155,281 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,836 number | 160,371 number | 212,956 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,260 number | 221,271 number | 301,492 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,312 number | 312,534 number | 420,626 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,339 number | 434,434 number | 605,052 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 624,242 number | 624,242 number | 624,242 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 Türkiye 695,195 number compare
- 18 Kenya 690,996 number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 638,419 number compare
- 21 South Africa 544,953 number compare
- 22 Sudan 540,617 number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 532,975 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, male in Uganda?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uganda was 624,242 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 624,242 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,551 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.