School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.44 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.44 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 9.99 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.58 years, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 years | 2.58 years | 3.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 years | 3.4 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 years | 4.59 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.27 years | 8.68 years | 9.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.93 years | 7.37 years | 8.78 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Botswana 7.68 years compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 7.45 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.41 years compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 7.39 years compare
- 22 East Timor 7.22 years compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda was 7.44 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 years in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release