School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9378 GPI in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda, 1975–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2004, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda stood at 0.9378 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.9378 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6417 GPI, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 146th of 175 countries on this measure, 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, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.6417 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.6689 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6772 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6911 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7084 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6989 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7775 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7644 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7494 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8731 GPI | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9378 GPI | +7.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.9378 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8652 GPI, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.9378 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6697 GPI | 0.6417 GPI | 0.6911 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7283 GPI | 0.6989 GPI | 0.7775 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7957 GPI | 0.7494 GPI | 0.8731 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9378 GPI | 0.9378 GPI | 0.9378 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda was 0.9378 GPI in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9378 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6417 GPI in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 146th out of 175 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.