Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1,624 number in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda, 1975–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda is 1,624 number, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.7% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda peaked at 1,624 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45 number, in 1982.
Uganda ranks 101st of 159 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, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 58 number | — |
| 1976 | 59 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 45 number | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 266 number | +491.1% |
| 1992 | 344 number | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 276 number | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 297 number | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 334 number | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 463 number | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 388 number | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 679 number | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 779 number | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 765 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 799 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 812 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 775 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 986 number | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 1,624 number | +64.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,624 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 629 number, 2.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,624 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577 number, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +491.1% | 45 number | 266 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.5 number | 58 number | 59 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 45 number | 45 number | 45 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 338.29 number | 266 number | 463 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 768.17 number | 679 number | 812 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,305 number | 986 number | 1,624 number | 2 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Uganda was 1,624 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,624 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 number in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Uganda ranks 101st out of 159 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. 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, 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 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.