School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.8409 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Uganda, 2007–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Uganda stood at 0.8409 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.0% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Uganda peaked at 0.8409 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4578 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Uganda 71st out of 125 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4578 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5183 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6543 GPIA | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5096 GPIA | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8409 GPIA | +65.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.8409 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5939 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.8409 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7325 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4578 GPIA | 0.4578 GPIA | 0.4578 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6308 GPIA | 0.5096 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Uganda was 0.8409 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8409 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4578 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Uganda ranks 71st out of 125 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release