School age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda

Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 2.28 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.28 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.28 million number
in 2020
All-time low
429,767 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda stood at 2.28 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda peaked at 2.28 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 429,767 number, in 1970.

That places Uganda 17th 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, female in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Uganda, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 429,767 number
1971 440,045 number +2.4%
1972 451,136 number +2.5%
1973 463,446 number +2.7%
1974 477,338 number +3.0%
1975 492,856 number +3.3%
1976 508,822 number +3.2%
1977 525,394 number +3.3%
1978 542,573 number +3.3%
1979 560,591 number +3.3%
1980 579,812 number +3.4%
1981 597,840 number +3.1%
1982 615,970 number +3.0%
1983 633,816 number +2.9%
1984 651,657 number +2.8%
1985 670,140 number +2.8%
1986 689,943 number +3.0%
1987 712,631 number +3.3%
1988 738,256 number +3.6%
1989 766,772 number +3.9%
1990 797,932 number +4.1%
1991 829,409 number +3.9%
1992 861,660 number +3.9%
1993 894,326 number +3.8%
1994 927,495 number +3.7%
1995 961,531 number +3.7%
1996 994,630 number +3.4%
1997 1.03 million number +3.5%
1998 1.07 million number +3.6%
1999 1.11 million number +3.7%
2000 1.15 million number +3.8%
2001 1.19 million number +3.6%
2002 1.23 million number +3.6%
2003 1.28 million number +3.6%
2004 1.32 million number +3.6%
2005 1.37 million number +3.7%
2006 1.42 million number +3.4%
2007 1.47 million number +3.4%
2008 1.52 million number +3.4%
2009 1.57 million number +3.4%
2010 1.62 million number +3.4%
2011 1.67 million number +3.1%
2012 1.72 million number +3.1%
2013 1.78 million number +3.2%
2014 1.84 million number +3.4%
2015 1.90 million number +3.5%
2016 1.97 million number +3.6%
2017 2.05 million number +3.8%
2018 2.12 million number +3.8%
2019 2.20 million number +3.6%
2020 2.28 million number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 489,197 number 429,767 number 560,591 number 10
1980s 665,684 number 579,812 number 766,772 number 10
1990s 946,897 number 797,932 number 1.11 million number 10
2000s 1.35 million number 1.15 million number 1.57 million number 10
2010s 1.89 million number 1.62 million number 2.20 million number 10
2020s 2.28 million number 2.28 million number 2.28 million number 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 14 Türkiye 2.64 million number compare
  2. 15 Egypt 2.64 million number compare
  3. 16 Viet Nam 2.63 million number compare
  4. 18 Germany 2.21 million number compare
  5. 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.17 million number compare
  6. 20 Myanmar 1.95 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda was 2.28 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 429,767 number in 1970.
How does Uganda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Uganda ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.