Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 27,641 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda, 2007–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 27,641 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 27,641 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,519 number, in 2008.
That places Uganda 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12,964 number | — |
| 2008 | 10,519 number | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 19,844 number | +88.6% |
| 2012 | 11,575 number | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 14,731 number | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 15,332 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21,310 number | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 26,363 number | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 27,641 number | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,742 number | 10,519 number | 12,964 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 19,542 number | 11,575 number | 27,641 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Uganda was 27,641 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27,641 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,519 number in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.