Start month of the academic school year in Uganda
Uganda: Start month of the academic school year was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2
in 1997
All-time low
1
in 2008
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Uganda, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Uganda stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Uganda peaked at 2 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
That places Uganda 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Start month of the academic school year in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Uganda?
- Start month of the academic school year in Uganda was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Uganda ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release