Primary education, pupils in Uganda
Uganda: Primary education, pupils was 50.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Uganda is 50.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Uganda peaked at 50.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 11th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.5% | 38.8% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 42.6% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 43.9% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Mauritania 50.7% compare
- 9 Nepal 50.6% compare
- 10 San Marino 50.5% compare
- 12 Zambia 50.2% compare
- 13 Oman 50.2% compare
- 14 Seychelles 50.1% compare
More education data for Uganda
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 23.39 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Uganda?
- Primary education, pupils in Uganda was 50.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for primary education, pupils?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.