School age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda

Uganda: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.76 million number in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
1.76 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
29th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.76 million number
in 2014
All-time low
396,046 number
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2014

School age population, tertiary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2014

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1970199220141970: 396.0k number1971: 412.0k number1972: 427.5k number1973: 443.6k number1974: 459.2k number1975: 473.9k number1976: 487.9k number1977: 500.6k number1978: 513.4k number1979: 527.4k number1980: 543.4k number1981: 561.3k number1982: 578.9k number1983: 598.5k number1984: 619.6k number1985: 641.9k number1986: 665.5k number1987: 689.7k number1988: 715.3k number1989: 741.5k number1990: 767.6k number1991: 793.3k number1992: 815.9k number1993: 839.6k number1994: 865.7k number1995: 894.6k number1996: 926.2k number1997: 956.5k number1998: 989.7k number1999: 1.0M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.8M number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Sudan 1.91 million number compare
  2. 27 France 1.90 million number compare
  3. 28 Afghanistan 1.86 million number compare
  4. 30 Argentina 1.72 million number compare
  5. 31 Nepal 1.69 million number compare
  6. 32 Iraq 1.68 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places β†’

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All data for Uganda β†’

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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.