School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 14.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Uganda, 2007–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Uganda stood at 14.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Uganda peaked at 14.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.5% | — |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -58.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +63.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 5.8% | 14.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Uganda?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Uganda was 14.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Uganda ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.