School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9015 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.9015 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.9015 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3512 GPI, in 1975.
That places Uganda 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3512 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.3748 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3803 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3874 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3967 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4444 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4958 GPI | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5296 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5739 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.587 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6112 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6365 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7851 GPI | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.794 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.826 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8214 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8308 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8393 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8546 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.885 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9015 GPI | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3781 GPI | 0.3512 GPI | 0.3967 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4899 GPI | 0.4444 GPI | 0.5296 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6021 GPI | 0.5739 GPI | 0.6365 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7895 GPI | 0.7851 GPI | 0.794 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8512 GPI | 0.8214 GPI | 0.9015 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda was 0.9015 GPI in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9015 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3512 GPI in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.