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

Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2020
All-time low
193,883 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Uganda, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 30 Germany 1.19 million number compare
  2. 31 Angola 1.11 million number compare
  3. 32 Argentina 1.05 million number compare
  4. 34 Myanmar 1.01 million number compare
  5. 35 Yemen 946,399 number compare
  6. 36 Madagascar 902,684 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.