Progression to secondary school in Uganda
Uganda: Progression to secondary school was 59.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Uganda, 1975–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 59.0% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Uganda peaked at 66.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1975.
That places Uganda 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 40.5% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 53.9% | 64.4% | 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, total 23.39 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Uganda?
- Progression to secondary school in Uganda was 59.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for progression to secondary school?
- Uganda ranks 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).