School age population, primary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, primary education, male was 4.74 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Uganda is 4.74 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Uganda peaked at 4.74 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 922,255 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million number | 922,255 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 million number | 1.74 million number | 2.41 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.90 million number | 2.49 million number | 3.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 million number | 3.44 million number | 4.62 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 million number | 4.74 million number | 4.74 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Uganda?
- School age population, primary education, male in Uganda was 4.74 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,255 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.