School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 1.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda stood at 1.09 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda peaked at 1.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 435,634, in 1999.
Uganda ranks 17th of 174 countries on this measure, 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 435,634 | — |
| 2000 | 447,898 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 461,239 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 476,756 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 495,545 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 513,826 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 535,456 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 560,834 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 587,262 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 612,692 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 635,916 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 660,488 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 684,630 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 709,770 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 738,111 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 767,747 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 800,205 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 824,141 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 855,314 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 888,535 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 920,256 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 956,474 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 988,439 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.09 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435,634 | 435,634 | 435,634 | 1 |
| 2000s | 532,742 | 447,898 | 635,916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 784,920 | 660,488 | 920,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 956,474 | 1.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Kenya 1.26 million compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.24 million compare
- 16 Algeria 1.19 million compare
- 18 South Africa 1.05 million compare
- 19 Iraq 948,935 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 934,629 compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Uganda was 1.09 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,634 in 1999.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release