School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.09 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda, 1975–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda is 10.09 years, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda peaked at 10.39 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.68 years, in 1975.
That places Uganda 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.02 years | 2.68 years | 3.33 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.39 years | 3.68 years | 5.29 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 4.39 years | 8.12 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.24 years | 10.09 years | 10.39 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 144 Puerto Rico 10.32 years
- 145 Congo 10.2 years compare
- 146 India 10.11 years compare
- 148 Tajikistan 9.86 years compare
- 149 El Salvador 9.85 years compare
- 150 Cayman Islands 9.8 years compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uganda was 10.09 years in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 years in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Uganda ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.