Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda

Uganda: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0022 number per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0022 number per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
153rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0022 number per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0007 number per person
in 1975
Years of data
30
1975–2017

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda, 1975–2017

0.0010.0010.0020.0021975199620171975: 0.001 number per person1976: 0.001 number per person1977: 0.001 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1979: 0.001 number per person1981: 0.001 number per person1982: 0.001 number per person1986: 0.001 number per person1990: 0.001 number per person1993: 0.001 number per person1994: 0.001 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.002 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda stood at 0.0022 number per person.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0022 number per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 number per person, in 1975.

Uganda ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda, 1975 to 2017.
Year number per person Change
1975 0.0007 number per person
1976 0.0007 number per person +2.7%
1977 0.0008 number per person +8.6%
1978 0.0007 number per person -4.2%
1979 0.0008 number per person +9.6%
1981 0.0009 number per person +7.1%
1982 0.0009 number per person +5.0%
1986 0.0015 number per person +57.3%
1990 0.0014 number per person -1.5%
1993 0.0015 number per person +3.6%
1994 0.0013 number per person -9.7%
1999 0.0015 number per person +15.1%
2000 0.0017 number per person +7.2%
2001 0.0019 number per person +12.5%
2002 0.002 number per person +8.8%
2003 0.002 number per person -0.6%
2004 0.002 number per person +1.7%
2005 0.0019 number per person -5.4%
2006 0.002 number per person +4.4%
2007 0.002 number per person -0.3%
2008 0.0021 number per person +3.5%
2009 0.0022 number per person +4.1%
2010 0.0022 number per person +0.5%
2011 0.0021 number per person -4.5%
2012 0.002 number per person -1.5%
2013 0.0022 number per person +6.9%
2014 0.0022 number per person +0.4%
2015 0.0022 number per person -1.3%
2016 0.0022 number per person +2.8%
2017 0.0022 number per person -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0008 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0008 number per person 5
1980s 0.0011 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0015 number per person 3
1990s 0.0014 number per person 0.0013 number per person 0.0015 number per person 4
2000s 0.002 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.0022 number per person 10
2010s 0.0022 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0022 number per person 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 150 Romania 0.0023 number per person compare
  2. 151 Türkiye 0.0023 number per person compare
  3. 152 Zambia 0.0023 number per person compare
  4. 154 Russian Federation 0.0022 number per person compare
  5. 155 Armenia 0.0022 number per person compare
  6. 156 Bangladesh 0.0022 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda was 0.0022 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 number per person in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 number per person in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Uganda ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.