School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2.19 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.19 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.19 million
in 2025
All-time low
877,266
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda stood at 2.19 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda peaked at 2.19 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 877,266, in 1999.
That places Uganda 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 877,266 | — |
| 2000 | 902,215 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 929,551 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 961,099 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 999,115 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.85 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.92 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.98 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.19 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877,266 | 877,266 | 877,266 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 902,215 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.33 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 million | 1.92 million | 2.19 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.47 million compare
- 15 Germany 2.47 million compare
- 16 Algeria 2.31 million compare
- 18 South Africa 2.08 million compare
- 19 Iraq 1.85 million compare
- 20 Afghanistan 1.83 million compare
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda was 2.19 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 877,266 in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release