Secondary education, pupils in Uganda
Uganda: Secondary education, pupils was 44.9% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Uganda, 1975–2007
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 44.9% for secondary education, pupils in 2007. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Uganda peaked at 44.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1975.
That places Uganda 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.0% | — |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 30.6% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 30.6% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 36.4% | 39.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 44.4% | 44.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Uganda?
- Secondary education, pupils in Uganda was 44.9% in 2007, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Uganda ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2007.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.