School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.03 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda peaked at 1.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 193,883 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 33rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 193,883 number | — |
| 1971 | 199,628 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 204,273 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 208,809 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 213,752 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 219,228 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 225,465 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 232,857 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 240,919 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 249,319 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 257,999 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 266,168 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 274,833 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 284,174 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 294,377 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 304,787 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 314,356 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 323,635 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 333,382 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 343,831 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 355,024 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 367,093 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 381,002 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 395,988 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 411,588 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 427,443 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 442,031 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 456,866 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 472,511 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 489,249 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 507,022 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 524,647 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 543,855 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 564,334 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 585,883 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 608,337 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 629,889 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 652,624 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 676,584 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 701,709 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 727,422 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 751,302 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 775,628 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 801,209 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 828,688 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 858,223 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 889,817 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 924,138 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 959,775 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 995,131 number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,813 number | 193,883 number | 249,319 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 299,754 number | 257,999 number | 343,831 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 419,880 number | 355,024 number | 489,249 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 599,488 number | 507,022 number | 701,709 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 851,133 number | 727,422 number | 995,131 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Uganda?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,883 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.