School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda

Uganda: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.84 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.84 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
19th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.84 million number
in 2019
All-time low
895,542 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda, 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999200920191999: 895.5k number2000: 926.5k number2001: 956.2k number2002: 988.8k number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.7M number2018: 1.8M number2019: 1.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda is 1.84 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda peaked at 1.84 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 895,542 number, in 1999.

Uganda ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Uganda, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 895,542 number
2000 926,524 number +3.5%
2001 956,194 number +3.2%
2002 988,774 number +3.4%
2003 1.02 million number +3.6%
2004 1.06 million number +3.8%
2005 1.10 million number +3.9%
2006 1.14 million number +3.4%
2007 1.18 million number +3.4%
2008 1.22 million number +3.5%
2009 1.26 million number +3.5%
2010 1.31 million number +3.6%
2011 1.36 million number +3.5%
2012 1.40 million number +3.5%
2013 1.45 million number +3.5%
2014 1.50 million number +3.6%
2015 1.56 million number +3.7%
2016 1.62 million number +3.9%
2017 1.69 million number +4.1%
2018 1.76 million number +4.3%
2019 1.84 million number +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 895,542 number 895,542 number 895,542 number 1
2000s 1.09 million number 926,524 number 1.26 million number 10
2010s 1.55 million number 1.31 million number 1.84 million number 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 16 Tanzania 2.14 million number compare
  2. 17 Myanmar 2.04 million number compare
  3. 18 South Africa 1.94 million number compare
  4. 20 Colombia 1.73 million number compare
  5. 21 France 1.69 million number compare
  6. 22 Afghanistan 1.68 million number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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 1.84 million number in 2019, 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 1.84 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 895,542 number in 1999.
How does Uganda rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Uganda ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.