School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9334 GPIA in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, 1975–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2004, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda stood at 0.9334 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda peaked at 0.9334 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6348 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Uganda 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.6348 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.661 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6683 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6803 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6959 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6868 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7679 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7546 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7413 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8655 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9334 GPIA | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6611 GPIA | 0.6348 GPIA | 0.6803 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7169 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.7679 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7871 GPIA | 0.7413 GPIA | 0.8655 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9334 GPIA | 0.9334 GPIA | 0.9334 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uganda was 0.9334 GPIA in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9334 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6348 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Uganda ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release