Start month of the academic school year in Uganda
Uganda: Start month of the academic school year was 8 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8 tertiary education
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
8 tertiary education
in 2006
Years of data
18
1998–2022
Start month of the academic school year in Uganda, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 8 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Uganda peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 tertiary education, in 2006.
That places Uganda 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Uganda, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 tertiary education | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 126 Belize 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Bermuda 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Switzerland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Denmark 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Finland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Micronesia (country) 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Ghana 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Iceland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Liechtenstein 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Mexico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Netherlands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Norway 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Puerto Rico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8 tertiary education compare
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 8 tertiary education in 2022, 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 10 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 falling.
- 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release