School life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.4 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Uganda, 1970β2017
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 212 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.
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
- 21 Central African Republic 6.5 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands 7.36 years compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 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, 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 212 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