Share of population with no formal education in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population with no formal education was 5.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Uganda, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 5.7% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Uganda peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 43rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 96.3% | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 95.1% | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 90.0% | -5.4% |
| 1925 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 87.3% | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 83.2% | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 79.8% | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 77.1% | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 68.6% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 60.4% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 53.6% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 95.7% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 1920s | 89.7% | 89.3% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 87.8% | 87.3% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 84.9% | 83.2% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 78.4% | 77.1% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 68.6% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.0% | 53.6% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 43.5% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 28.0% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.6% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 462,967 (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 65.47 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 407,232 (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 48.45 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 608,973 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Uganda?
- Share of population with no formal education in Uganda was 5.7% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Uganda ranks 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.