School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.2418 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda stood at 0.2418 years. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 0.2418 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 years, in 1976.
Uganda ranks 169th of 183 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 | 0.0295 years | 0.0265 years | 0.0333 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0392 years | 0.027 years | 0.0498 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0775 years | 0.0572 years | 0.0997 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.177 years | 0.1324 years | 0.216 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.217 years | 0.1955 years | 0.2418 years | 4 |
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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 0.2418 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 0.2418 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 years in 1976.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 169th out of 183 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 31.8%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.