Tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda
Uganda: Tertiary education, academic staff was 28.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda, 1975–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda is 28.4%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.7% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda peaked at 28.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1982.
That places Uganda 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.4% | — |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +86.9% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.5% | 28.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 134 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.3% compare
- 135 Bangladesh 29.1% compare
- 136 Mozambique 28.4% compare
- 138 Nigeria 27.5% compare
- 139 Kuwait 27.3% compare
- 140 Cameroon 26.8% compare
More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Uganda was 28.4% in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Uganda ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2011.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.