Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 89,256 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in Uganda stood at 89,256 number. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 89,256 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,216 number, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8,216 number | — |
| 1976 | 8,661 number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 9,655 number | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 9,497 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 10,664 number | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 11,913 number | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 12,802 number | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 22,458 number | +75.4% |
| 1990 | 25,117 number | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 28,811 number | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 26,894 number | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 35,811 number | +33.2% |
| 2000 | 39,606 number | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 45,947 number | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 51,601 number | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 52,919 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 55,465 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 54,007 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 58,066 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 59,614 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 63,531 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 68,112 number | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 70,524 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 69,338 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 70,331 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 77,348 number | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 79,945 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 81,389 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 86,508 number | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 89,256 number | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 89,256 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 25,934 number, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 89,256 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 6.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +75.4% | 12,802 number | 22,458 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,339 number | 8,216 number | 10,664 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 15,724 number | 11,913 number | 22,458 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 29,158 number | 25,117 number | 35,811 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 54,887 number | 39,606 number | 68,112 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,080 number | 69,338 number | 89,256 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Uganda?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Uganda was 89,256 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 89,256 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,216 number in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.