School enrollment, secondary in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, secondary was 24.1% in 2007. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary in Uganda, 1970–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 24.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2007. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 136.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Uganda peaked at 24.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1970.
That places Uganda 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, secondary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +48.8% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +87.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +26.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 24.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.2%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 24.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.9%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +87.9% | 10.2% | 19.1% |
| 1982 | +48.8% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 24.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Uganda?
- School enrollment, secondary in Uganda was 24.1% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Uganda ranks 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.