School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 7.4 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda stood at 7.4 years.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda peaked at 10.2 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.16 years, in 1972.
That places Uganda 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.17 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.34 years | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 3.16 years | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 3.28 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 3.56 years | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 3.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.83 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.93 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.08 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 3.9 years | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 4.99 years | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 4.77 years | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 5.19 years | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 5.52 years | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 5.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 5.65 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.87 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.54 years | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 5.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.18 years | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 5.52 years | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 5.14 years | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 5.39 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 5.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.88 years | +64.9% |
| 1998 | 9.23 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 9.58 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 9.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.51 years | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 8.98 years | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.82 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.79 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.19 years | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.03 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.36 years | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4 years | -1.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.4 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.78 years, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.4 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.26 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +64.9% | 5.39 years | 8.88 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.55 years | 3.16 years | 4.08 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.15 years | 3.9 years | 5.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.56 years | 5.14 years | 9.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.43 years | 8.74 years | 10.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 7.36 years | 8.79 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 18 Papua New Guinea 7.53 years compare
- 19 Bhutan 7.48 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands 7.36 years compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 24 South Africa 7.3 years compare
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, male in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda was 7.4 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 years in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release