Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda
Uganda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.04 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda, 1975–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.04 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 GPIA, in 1978.
Uganda ranks 72nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.9945 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9865 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 69 North Macedonia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 70 China 1.04 GPIA compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 1.04 GPIA compare
- 73 Djibouti 1.04 GPIA compare
- 74 Malaysia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 75 Timor-Leste 1.03 GPIA
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda was 1.04 GPIA in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 211 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release