School enrollment, primary, male in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, primary, male was 105.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, male in Uganda stood at 105.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Uganda peaked at 139.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1972.
Uganda ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.3% | 45.1% | 56.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 55.7% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 73.5% | 136.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.9% | 119.9% | 139.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.9% | 104.1% | 121.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Uganda?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Uganda was 105.5% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 139.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Uganda ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, 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. 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.