School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.2809 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda is 0.2809 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uganda peaked at 0.2809 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 years, in 1980.
That places Uganda 165th out of 177 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 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0438 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.043 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0493 years | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0499 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0477 years | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0427 years | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0474 years | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0446 years | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0419 years | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0452 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0463 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0603 years | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0595 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.071 years | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0722 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.082 years | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.097 years | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.094 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1008 years | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1092 years | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1145 years | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1261 years | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1315 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1766 years | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1898 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2211 years | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2399 years | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2289 years | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2055 years | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2209 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2463 years | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2336 years | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2639 years | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2334 years | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2809 years | +20.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2809 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3846 years, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.2809 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.046 years | 0.0427 years | 0.0499 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0566 years | 0.0419 years | 0.0722 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1069 years | 0.082 years | 0.1315 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2161 years | 0.1766 years | 0.2463 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.253 years | 0.2334 years | 0.2809 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 0.2809 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 0.2809 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 years in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Uganda ranks 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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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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.