School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.2616 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
0.2616 years
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
179th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2616 years
in 2014
All-time low
0.0373 years
in 1971
Years of data
35
1970–2014
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2616 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda peaked at 0.2616 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 years, in 1971.
That places Uganda 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0385 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0373 years | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0425 years | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0443 years | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0425 years | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0382 years | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0423 years | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0398 years | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0379 years | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0417 years | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0432 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0573 years | +32.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0567 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0671 years | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0679 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 years | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0902 years | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0867 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0925 years | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1002 years | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1058 years | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1202 years | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1287 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1741 years | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1882 years | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.22 years | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.238 years | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2273 years | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2035 years | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2135 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2351 years | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2207 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 years | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2185 years | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2616 years | +19.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2616 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3978 years, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.2616 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0407 years | 0.0373 years | 0.0443 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0531 years | 0.0379 years | 0.0679 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1001 years | 0.0766 years | 0.1287 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2125 years | 0.1741 years | 0.238 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2372 years | 0.2185 years | 0.2616 years | 4 |
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, tertiary, male in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda was 0.2616 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2616 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 years in 1971.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release