School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.4585 years in 2017. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Uganda, 1998β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.4585 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 0.4585 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 years, in 2005.
That places Uganda 186th out of 207 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0803 years | 0.0802 years | 0.0804 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1574 years | 0.0306 years | 0.388 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3848 years | 0.2976 years | 0.4585 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Uganda was 0.4585 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4585 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 years in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 186th out of 207 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release