Uganda - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

Definition: 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 the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2007 10.59
2008 12.28
2010 13.88

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

Definition: 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 the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2007 10.84
2008 12.63
2010 14.23

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

Definition: 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 the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2007 10.34
2008 11.94
2010 13.54

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Uganda was 121.14 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 138.44 in 2003 and a minimum value of 39.09 in 1970.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 39.09
1971 41.17
1972 40.11
1973 40.30
1974 43.23
1975 45.21
1976 46.61
1977 49.54
1978 50.84
1979 49.81
1980 50.96
1981 53.82
1982 60.02
1983 62.34
1986 71.88
1990 69.28
1991 69.57
1992 62.50
1994 67.27
1995 67.68
1996 68.73
1997 114.54
1998 120.99
1999 129.69
2000 131.26
2001 133.62
2002 137.77
2003 138.44
2004 129.66
2005 123.22
2006 121.71
2007 120.55
2008 123.13
2009 124.03
2010 121.14

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Uganda was 122.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 135.89 in 2003 and a minimum value of 30.72 in 1970.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 30.72
1971 32.47
1972 31.92
1974 34.66
1975 36.34
1976 38.47
1977 41.11
1978 42.41
1979 42.19
1981 46.10
1982 51.36
1986 65.28
1990 61.74
1991 63.73
1992 55.04
1994 64.92
1995 62.01
1996 63.96
1997 107.30
1998 115.03
1999 122.63
2000 126.00
2001 129.97
2002 135.51
2003 135.89
2004 127.74
2005 121.96
2006 121.27
2007 120.31
2008 123.25
2009 124.47
2010 122.00

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Uganda was 120.29 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 141.01 in 2003 and a minimum value of 47.46 in 1970.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 47.46
1971 49.87
1972 48.28
1974 51.76
1975 54.05
1976 54.71
1977 57.93
1978 59.21
1979 57.37
1981 61.47
1982 68.61
1986 78.42
1990 76.76
1991 75.37
1992 69.89
1994 69.60
1995 73.29
1996 73.44
1997 121.70
1998 126.88
1999 136.82
2000 136.57
2001 137.29
2002 140.06
2003 141.01
2004 131.60
2005 124.49
2006 122.15
2007 120.78
2008 123.00
2009 123.60
2010 120.29

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Uganda was 90.87 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.09 in 2009 and a minimum value of 36.78 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1979 36.78
1981 40.07
1982 41.87
1986 55.99
2009 94.09
2010 90.87

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Uganda was 92.14 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.18 in 2009 and a minimum value of 32.80 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1979 32.80
1981 35.99
1982 38.91
1986 52.66
2009 95.18
2010 92.14

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Uganda was 89.62 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.01 in 2009 and a minimum value of 40.73 in 1979.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1979 40.73
1981 44.11
1982 44.81
1986 59.29
2009 93.01
2010 89.62

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Uganda was 14.36 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 14.36 in 2010, while its lowest value was 8.50 in 2005.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2002 10.58
2004 9.07
2005 8.50
2006 9.42
2007 10.09
2008 11.76
2009 13.40
2010 14.36

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Uganda was 28.08 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.37 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.86 in 1974.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 3.86
1973 3.89
1974 3.86
1975 3.87
1976 4.56
1977 4.66
1978 4.72
1979 4.81
1980 5.16
1981 5.46
1982 8.11
1986 10.35
1990 11.18
1992 10.00
1997 13.23
1998 9.58
2000 16.31
2001 16.47
2002 19.20
2003 19.35
2004 19.12
2005 19.31
2006 20.90
2007 24.42
2008 26.96
2009 28.37
2010 28.08

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Uganda was 25.77 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.77 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.01 in 1975.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 2.01
1976 2.48
1977 2.56
1978 2.63
1979 2.73
1981 3.35
1982 5.36
1986 7.15
1990 8.17
1992 7.43
1997 9.90
1998 7.54
2000 14.11
2001 14.23
2002 17.02
2003 17.19
2004 16.91
2005 17.06
2006 18.66
2007 21.80
2008 24.47
2009 25.56
2010 25.77

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Uganda was 30.41 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.21 in 2009 and a minimum value of 5.74 in 1975.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 5.74
1976 6.64
1977 6.75
1978 6.81
1979 6.89
1981 7.56
1982 10.84
1986 13.52
1990 14.17
1992 12.55
1997 16.53
1998 11.61
2000 18.51
2001 18.72
2002 21.40
2003 21.54
2004 21.36
2005 21.59
2006 23.16
2007 27.08
2008 29.47
2009 31.21
2010 30.41

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2000 13.49
2001 13.86
2002 16.04
2003 16.00
2004 15.51

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2000 12.38
2001 12.76
2002 15.09
2003 15.11
2004 14.53

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2000 14.61
2001 14.97
2002 17.00
2003 16.90
2004 16.50

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2004 44.58

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Uganda was 4.19 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.19 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.53 in 1976.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.53
1971 0.54
1972 0.63
1974 0.62
1975 0.58
1976 0.53
1977 0.63
1978 0.66
1979 0.58
1980 0.54
1981 0.59
1982 0.63
1985 0.79
1986 0.83
1987 0.91
1988 0.99
1989 1.00
1990 1.14
1991 1.32
1992 1.29
1993 1.39
1994 1.53
1995 1.62
1996 1.80
1999 1.93
2000 2.57
2001 2.78
2002 3.07
2003 3.07
2004 3.54
2006 3.45
2008 3.77
2009 4.19

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Uganda was 3.69 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.69 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.19 in 1970.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.19
1971 0.22
1972 0.26
1974 0.23
1975 0.21
1976 0.21
1977 0.32
1979 0.28
1980 0.24
1981 0.27
1982 0.34
1985 0.37
1986 0.47
1988 0.56
1989 0.55
1990 0.64
1991 0.73
1992 0.74
1993 0.83
1994 0.97
1995 1.06
1996 1.20
1999 1.34
2000 1.74
2001 1.91
2002 2.11
2003 2.11
2004 2.71
2006 2.98
2008 3.32
2009 3.69

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Uganda was 4.69 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.69 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.84 in 1980.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.88
1971 0.87
1972 0.99
1974 1.00
1975 0.95
1976 0.85
1977 0.94
1979 0.89
1980 0.84
1981 0.91
1982 0.93
1985 1.22
1986 1.20
1988 1.43
1989 1.44
1990 1.63
1991 1.91
1992 1.83
1993 1.95
1994 2.09
1995 2.18
1996 2.40
1999 2.53
2000 3.40
2001 3.64
2002 4.03
2003 4.03
2004 4.37
2006 3.93
2008 4.21
2009 4.69

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation