School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.955 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, 1975–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda is 0.955 GPIA, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda peaked at 0.955 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6394 GPIA, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 179th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.6394 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.665 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6716 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6776 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6835 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6994 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6893 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7713 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7589 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7464 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8725 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8438 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9401 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.955 GPIA | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.955 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.955 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.955 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6674 GPIA | 0.6394 GPIA | 0.6835 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.72 GPIA | 0.6893 GPIA | 0.7713 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8054 GPIA | 0.7464 GPIA | 0.8725 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9476 GPIA | 0.9401 GPIA | 0.955 GPIA | 2 |
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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda was 0.955 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6394 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release