School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 2.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda stood at 2.31 million number. 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 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda peaked at 2.31 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 428,259 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 428,259 number | — |
| 1971 | 438,921 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 450,495 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 463,316 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 477,683 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 493,630 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 509,813 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 526,807 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 544,562 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 563,269 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 583,267 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 601,886 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 620,658 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 639,058 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 657,228 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 675,771 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 695,708 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 718,341 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 743,589 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 771,330 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 801,324 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 831,446 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 862,028 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 892,598 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 923,227 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 954,358 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 983,879 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million number | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.31 million number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 489,676 number | 428,259 number | 563,269 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 670,684 number | 583,267 number | 771,330 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 940,187 number | 801,324 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million number | 1.58 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uganda was 2.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,259 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.