Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.5884 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda is 0.5884 units per square kilometre, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 0.5884 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1024 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1237 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.143 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2954 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3158 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.286 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.37 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3541 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4058 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4398 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4644 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4596 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4286 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4608 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4628 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4804 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5018 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5081 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4995 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5003 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5396 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5549 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5544 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.579 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5884 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5884 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1494 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5884 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 | +60.3% | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | 0.2537 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.129 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.185 units per square kilometre | 0.143 units per square kilometre | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3168 units per square kilometre | 0.286 units per square kilometre | 0.37 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4458 units per square kilometre | 0.3541 units per square kilometre | 0.5018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5405 units per square kilometre | 0.4995 units per square kilometre | 0.5884 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 19 Gambia 0.7058 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 India 0.7031 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Naoero 0.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mauritius 0.5824 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Israel 0.5765 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Togo 0.5625 units per square kilometre compare
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, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Uganda was 0.5884 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5884 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1024 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.