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
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.