School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) was 106.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Uganda is 106.8%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Uganda peaked at 134.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 48th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.5% | — |
| 1971 | 30.2% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 35.9% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 38.3% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 41.5% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 61.4% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 64.2% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 62.8% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 64.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 109.3% | +66.9% |
| 1998 | 116.8% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 122.3% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 124.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 128.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 133.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 134.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 126.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 120.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 119.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 118.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 122.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 123.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 121.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 113.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 113.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 112.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 104.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 107.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 106.8% | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +66.9% | 65.5% | 109.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 28.5% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 41.5% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 57.1% | 122.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.1% | 118.8% | 134.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.4% | 104.4% | 121.3% | 7 |
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, primary, female in Uganda?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Uganda was 106.8% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 134.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Uganda ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.