School age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.76 million number in 2014. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda, 1970β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda is 1.76 million number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda peaked at 1.76 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 396,046 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 29th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 464,172 number | 396,046 number | 527,445 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 635,577 number | 543,447 number | 741,536 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 887,396 number | 767,571 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.76 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda was 1.76 million number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 396,046 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.