School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.2309 years in 2014. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2309 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 0.2309 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 years, in 1971.
Uganda ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.026 years | 0.0235 years | 0.0296 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 years | 0.0243 years | 0.0462 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0722 years | 0.0528 years | 0.0976 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.175 years | 0.1306 years | 0.2096 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2083 years | 0.1875 years | 0.2309 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda was 0.2309 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2309 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 years in 1971.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release