Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda
Uganda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.0% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda peaked at 17.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2007.
Uganda ranks 151st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.6% | — |
| 1973 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +33.2% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -23.6% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -63.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 7.5% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 13.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 2 |
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uganda was 4.0% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2007.
- How does Uganda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Uganda ranks 151st out of 216 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release