School age population, upper secondary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Uganda stood at 1.04 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Uganda peaked at 1.04 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 192,885 number, in 1970.
That places Uganda 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 192,885 number | — |
| 1971 | 198,296 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 202,996 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 207,794 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 213,097 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 218,993 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 225,358 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 232,806 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 240,992 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 249,655 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 258,699 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 267,100 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 276,050 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 285,729 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 296,287 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 306,984 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 316,713 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 325,963 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 335,588 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 345,863 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 356,765 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 368,242 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 381,353 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 395,479 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 410,280 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 425,313 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 438,223 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 451,187 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 465,114 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 480,499 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 497,307 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 513,573 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 531,828 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 551,664 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 572,568 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 594,243 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 612,236 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 631,334 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 651,793 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 673,749 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 696,982 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 719,653 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 742,894 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 767,764 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 794,755 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 824,864 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 861,498 number | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 903,571 number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 948,071 number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 992,547 number | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,287 number | 192,885 number | 249,655 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 301,498 number | 258,699 number | 345,863 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 417,246 number | 356,765 number | 480,499 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 583,030 number | 497,307 number | 673,749 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 825,260 number | 696,982 number | 992,547 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.04 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, male in Uganda?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Uganda was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,885 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.