School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3.42 million number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda stood at 3.42 million number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 3.42 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 794,611 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 794,611 number | — |
| 1971 | 825,388 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 854,947 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 885,572 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 915,484 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 943,995 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 971,924 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 997,462 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.33 million number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.38 million number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.43 million number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.49 million number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.54 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.59 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.68 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.79 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.85 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.90 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.97 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.04 million number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.33 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.97 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.08 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.42 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 926,501 number | 794,611 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million number | 1.54 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 million number | 2.11 million number | 2.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 million number | 2.97 million number | 3.42 million number | 5 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda was 3.42 million number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 794,611 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.