School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7671 GPIA in 2014. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1970β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 0.7671 GPIA.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.7846 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2168 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Uganda 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2605 GPIA | 0.2168 GPIA | 0.3367 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.337 GPIA | 0.2873 GPIA | 0.3816 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4385 GPIA | 0.3728 GPIA | 0.5194 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6452 GPIA | 0.5044 GPIA | 0.7846 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.757 GPIA | 0.7176 GPIA | 0.7761 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 157 Mozambique, Republic of 0.8098 GPIA compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7938 GPIA compare
- 159 Kenya 0.7696 GPIA compare
- 161 Rwanda 0.7646 GPIA compare
- 162 Zambia 0.7533 GPIA compare
- 163 Fiji, Republic of 0.753 GPIA 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 0.7671 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7846 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, 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