School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6291 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2017
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6291 GPIA, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6291 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6343 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6583 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6869 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6651 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6947 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7004 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.706 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.711 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7448 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.725 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7142 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7619 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7636 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7782 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8056 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8097 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7772 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7935 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7881 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8012 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7711 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7819 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9124 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8273 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8512 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8613 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8855 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8939 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9173 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9421 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9631 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9591 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9851 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6762 GPIA | 0.6291 GPIA | 0.711 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7674 GPIA | 0.7142 GPIA | 0.8097 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8374 GPIA | 0.7711 GPIA | 0.9124 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9173 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.01 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6291 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release