Compulsory education, duration in Uganda
Uganda: Compulsory education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Uganda, 2008–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Uganda is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Uganda peaked at 7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2008.
That places Uganda 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.5% (2017)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 23.39 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Uganda?
- Compulsory education, duration in Uganda was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.