School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7671 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda is 0.7671 GPI, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.7846 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2168 GPI, in 1975.
That places Uganda 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2177 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2574 GPI | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.264 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2303 GPI | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2168 GPI | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2428 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3367 GPI | +38.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3182 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2873 GPI | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.291 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3594 GPI | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2935 GPI | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3781 GPI | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3816 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3684 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3839 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3728 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3925 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4188 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.455 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4757 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4898 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5194 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5044 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5183 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6137 GPI | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5913 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6128 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7518 GPI | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7843 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7846 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7761 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7671 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7176 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7671 GPI | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2605 GPI | 0.2168 GPI | 0.3367 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.337 GPI | 0.2873 GPI | 0.3816 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4385 GPI | 0.3728 GPI | 0.5194 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6452 GPI | 0.5044 GPI | 0.7846 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.757 GPI | 0.7176 GPI | 0.7761 GPI | 4 |
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uganda was 0.7671 GPI in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7846 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 GPI in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.