School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 928,988 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Uganda, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 928,988 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Uganda peaked at 928,988 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 451,648 number, in 1999.
That places Uganda 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 451,648 number | — |
| 2000 | 467,750 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 483,262 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 500,124 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 518,538 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 538,485 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 559,649 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 580,025 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 601,654 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 624,370 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 648,018 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 672,589 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 696,159 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 720,578 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 745,694 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 771,957 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 799,985 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 829,588 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 861,504 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 895,002 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 928,988 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 451,648 number | 451,648 number | 451,648 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 552,188 number | 467,750 number | 648,018 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 792,204 number | 672,589 number | 928,988 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 million number compare
- 17 Myanmar 1.02 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 964,482 number compare
- 20 Colombia 847,410 number compare
- 21 France 818,990 number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 815,517 number compare
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Uganda was 928,988 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 928,988 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 451,648 number in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.