Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0022 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda is 0.0022 units per person, measured in 2017.
The figure is 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 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1975.
That places Uganda 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per person | +57.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0022 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0022 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +57.3% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- 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)
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 units 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 units 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 units per person in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 161st out of 200 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.