Primary education, teachers in Uganda
Uganda: Primary education, teachers was 43.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 43.1% for primary education, teachers in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Uganda peaked at 43.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1978.
That places Uganda 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.8% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 35.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
- 181 Eritrea 44.1% compare
- 182 Comoros 43.2% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 185 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 186 Guinea 40.9% compare
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, total 23.39 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Uganda?
- Primary education, teachers in Uganda was 43.1% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for primary education, teachers?
- Uganda ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.