School age population, secondary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, secondary education, female was 3.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.31 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
21st
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.31 million number
in 2020
All-time low
623,650 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Uganda stood at 3.31 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Uganda peaked at 3.31 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 623,650 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 21st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 623,650 number | — |
| 1971 | 639,673 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 655,409 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 672,255 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 691,090 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 712,084 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 734,287 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 758,251 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 783,492 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 809,910 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 837,811 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 864,008 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 890,803 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 917,990 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 946,034 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 974,927 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.15 million number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.39 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.71 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.84 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.42 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.76 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.86 million number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.97 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.08 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.31 million number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 708,010 number | 623,650 number | 809,910 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 965,438 number | 837,811 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million number | 1.65 million number | 2.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million number | 2.35 million number | 3.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million number | 3.31 million number | 3.31 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, secondary education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Uganda was 3.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 623,650 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.