School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.18 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 10.18 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2007.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 10.55 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.79 years, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 166th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 years | — |
| 1973 | 2.85 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.97 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 3.18 years | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 3.31 years | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 3.51 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.61 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 3.75 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 3.69 years | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 4.08 years | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 4.73 years | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 4.6 years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.05 years | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 5.42 years | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 5.73 years | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 5.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.89 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.7 years | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 5.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.19 years | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 5.52 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.88 years | +59.6% |
| 2004 | 10.55 years | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 10.18 years | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.25 years | 2.79 years | 3.75 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.99 years | 3.69 years | 5.89 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 5.19 years | 8.88 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.36 years | 10.18 years | 10.55 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Uganda was 10.18 years in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.55 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 years in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 166th out of 213 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release