School age population, secondary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, secondary education, male was 3.34 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.34 million number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
21st
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.34 million number
in 2020
All-time low
621,144 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Uganda stood at 3.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Uganda peaked at 3.34 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 621,144 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 621,144 number | — |
| 1971 | 637,217 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 653,491 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 671,110 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 690,780 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 712,623 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 735,171 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 759,613 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 785,554 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 812,924 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 841,966 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 868,986 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 896,708 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 924,787 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 953,515 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 982,755 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.94 million number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.07 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.27 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.83 million number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.96 million number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.09 million number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.22 million number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.34 million number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 707,963 number | 621,144 number | 812,924 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 972,181 number | 841,966 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million number | 1.62 million number | 2.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million number | 2.27 million number | 3.22 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 million number | 3.34 million number | 3.34 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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, secondary education, male in Uganda?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Uganda was 3.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 621,144 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.