Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda, 1970–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2014, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0018 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1972.
That places Uganda 190th out of 201 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.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | +75.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per person | +67.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | +99.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | +56.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0018 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 units per person, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0018 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +99.6% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 5 |
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uganda was 0.0018 units per person in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1972.
- How does Uganda rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2014.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.