School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uganda
Uganda: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 14.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uganda, 2007–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 14.7% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Uganda peaked at 14.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 6.1% | 14.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 170 South Africa 17.7% compare
- 171 Burundi 16.7% compare
- 172 Congo 14.9% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 13.6% compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 11.3% compare
- 176 South Sudan 10.8% compare
More education data for Uganda
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Uganda?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uganda was 14.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Uganda ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.