Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda
Uganda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.5% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 92.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2007.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda peaked at 95.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 1975.
That places Uganda 116th out of 219 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84.4% | — |
| 1973 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 83.0% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 84.4% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 87.7% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 90.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 91.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.5% | 83.0% | 85.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 84.4% | 92.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 86.8% | 91.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.5% | 95.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1106 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.40 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1094 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.07 % change on previous year (1995)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2017)
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 92.5% 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 95.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Uganda ranks 116th out of 219 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 up 6.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release