Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 5,724 number in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 5,724 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 5,724 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 481 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 111th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 481 number | — |
| 1971 | 556 number | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 582 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 604 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 617 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 681 number | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 569 number | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 640 number | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 1,484 number | +131.9% |
| 1989 | 1,298 number | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1,555 number | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 2,024 number | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 2,327 number | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 1,959 number | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 2,029 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,799 number | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 2,606 number | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 2,218 number | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 3,362 number | +51.6% |
| 2001 | 4,062 number | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 3,489 number | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 3,543 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,168 number | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 3,927 number | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3,581 number | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 3,939 number | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 5,340 number | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 5,724 number | +7.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 5,724 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,484 number, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 5,724 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,412 number, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +131.9% | 640 number | 1,484 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 586.83 number | 481 number | 681 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 997.75 number | 569 number | 1,484 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 2,065 number | 1,555 number | 2,606 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,759 number | 3,362 number | 4,168 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,532 number | 5,340 number | 5,724 number | 2 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Uganda?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Uganda was 5,724 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5,724 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 481 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.