School age population, tertiary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.66 million number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.66 million number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Uganda peaked at 1.66 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 398,565 number, in 1970.
That places Uganda 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 398,565 number | — |
| 1971 | 413,427 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 427,431 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 441,940 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 456,244 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 470,118 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 483,981 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 496,827 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 510,089 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 524,671 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 541,216 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 559,659 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 577,925 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 598,071 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 619,687 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 642,489 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 666,622 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 691,492 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 717,669 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 744,042 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 769,888 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 795,098 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 816,965 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 839,492 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 863,959 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 891,110 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 920,860 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 948,456 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 978,614 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 462,329 number | 398,565 number | 524,671 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 635,887 number | 541,216 number | 744,042 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 883,510 number | 769,888 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.66 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, male in Uganda?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Uganda was 1.66 million number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 398,565 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.