School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 4.58 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.58 million number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
18th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4.58 million number
in 2020
All-time low
858,026 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.58 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 4.58 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 858,026 number, in 1970.
That places Uganda 18th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 858,026 number | — |
| 1971 | 878,966 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 901,631 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 926,762 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 955,021 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 986,486 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.02 million number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.39 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.48 million number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.54 million number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.60 million number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.66 million number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.85 million number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.92 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.98 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.05 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.19 million number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.28 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.53 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.62 million number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.81 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.10 million number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.30 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.40 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.52 million number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.65 million number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.79 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.94 million number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.10 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 million number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.58 million number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 978,873 number | 858,026 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 million number | 1.60 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 million number | 2.28 million number | 3.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million number | 3.20 million number | 4.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million number | 4.58 million number | 4.58 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uganda was 4.58 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 858,026 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, lower secondary 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 lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.