School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 756,392 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
756,392
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 222 countries
All-time high
756,392
in 2025
All-time low
162,775
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda stood at 756,392. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda peaked at 756,392 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 162,775, in 1970.
That places Uganda 16th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,775 | — |
| 1971 | 168,397 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 174,142 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 180,555 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 186,877 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 192,156 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 198,384 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 204,323 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 209,211 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 213,135 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 217,207 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 222,832 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 227,300 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 232,172 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 237,494 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 244,145 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 249,479 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 257,945 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 266,969 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 276,389 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 286,817 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 301,051 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 315,620 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 330,870 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 343,874 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 355,762 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 368,528 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 379,231 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 392,842 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 406,805 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 421,855 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 435,715 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 441,362 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 457,109 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 467,479 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 483,910 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 498,407 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 514,245 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 529,796 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 544,965 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 560,479 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 572,980 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 585,296 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 597,166 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 607,720 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 623,198 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 637,757 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 650,197 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 660,464 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 668,831 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 678,193 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 689,669 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 702,066 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 720,697 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 740,386 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 756,392 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 188,996 | 162,775 | 213,135 | 10 |
| 1980s | 243,193 | 217,207 | 276,389 | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,140 | 286,817 | 406,805 | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,484 | 421,855 | 544,965 | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,409 | 560,479 | 668,831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 714,567 | 678,193 | 756,392 | 6 |
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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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uganda was 756,392 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 756,392 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,775 in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release