School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7297 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda stood at 0.7297 GPI.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.7651 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2147 GPI, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 147th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2147 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.2553 GPI | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2636 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2324 GPI | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2185 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2445 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3389 GPI | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3214 GPI | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2907 GPI | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2957 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3666 GPI | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3032 GPI | -17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3909 GPI | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3934 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3785 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3931 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3805 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3998 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4256 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4614 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4813 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.494 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5194 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5032 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5163 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6102 GPI | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5873 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6079 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7426 GPI | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7651 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7597 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7462 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7331 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6846 GPI | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7297 GPI | +6.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7297 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7297 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2611 GPI | 0.2147 GPI | 0.3389 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3456 GPI | 0.2907 GPI | 0.3934 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4444 GPI | 0.3805 GPI | 0.5194 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6365 GPI | 0.5032 GPI | 0.7651 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7234 GPI | 0.6846 GPI | 0.7462 GPI | 4 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uganda was 0.7297 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7651 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 GPI in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 147th out of 177 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, 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.