School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.4654 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Uganda, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Uganda stood at 0.4654 years. 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 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Uganda peaked at 0.4654 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 years, in 2005.
That places Uganda 184th out of 205 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0796 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0794 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.081 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0685 years | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0873 years | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 years | -65.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 years | +126.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3411 years | +392.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3948 years | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2037 years | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4392 years | +115.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3007 years | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3549 years | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3495 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3773 years | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4418 years | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4654 years | +5.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.4654 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.4654 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 60% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +392.7% | 0.0692 years | 0.3411 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0795 years | 0.0794 years | 0.0796 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1595 years | 0.0305 years | 0.3948 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3898 years | 0.3007 years | 0.4654 years | 7 |
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Uganda was 0.4654 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4654 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 years in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Uganda ranks 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release