School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7902 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1975–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2007, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 0.7902 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.7902 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3478 GPIA, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3478 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.3711 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3764 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.383 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3916 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4377 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4877 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5191 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5647 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5796 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6058 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6358 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7658 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7902 GPIA | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7902 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7902 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.374 GPIA | 0.3478 GPIA | 0.3916 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4815 GPIA | 0.4377 GPIA | 0.5191 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5965 GPIA | 0.5647 GPIA | 0.6358 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.778 GPIA | 0.7658 GPIA | 0.7902 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 0.7902 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7902 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3478 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release