Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 23,861 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda, 2007–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda stood at 23,861 number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 23,861 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,369 number, in 2008.
Uganda ranks 46th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9,756 number | — |
| 2008 | 8,369 number | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 16,500 number | +97.2% |
| 2012 | 9,984 number | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 12,718 number | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 13,447 number | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 18,047 number | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 22,297 number | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 23,861 number | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,062 number | 8,369 number | 9,756 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,693 number | 9,984 number | 23,861 number | 7 |
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More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Uganda was 23,861 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23,861 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,369 number in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.