Uganda - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Uganda was 328,897 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,498,497 in 1979 and a minimum value of 318,662 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 1,498,497
1981 1,480,923
1982 1,477,089
1986 1,272,560
2009 318,662
2010 575,155
2011 370,317
2013 328,897

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Uganda was 109,769 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 794,936 in 1979 and a minimum value of 109,769 in 2013.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 794,936
1981 790,539
1982 775,202
1986 685,141
2009 133,186
2010 253,910
2011 147,562
2013 109,769

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Uganda was 12.22 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 66.45 in 1979, while its lowest value was 2.93 in 2013.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 66.45
1981 62.79
1982 59.77
1986 46.02
2009 4.00
2010 7.41
2011 4.18
2012 4.26
2013 2.93
2014 4.76
2015 12.77
2016 10.93
2017 12.22

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda was 219,128 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 703,561 in 1979 and a minimum value of 185,476 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 703,561
1981 690,384
1982 701,887
1986 587,419
2009 185,476
2010 321,245
2011 222,755
2013 219,128

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Uganda was 15.57 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 58.35 in 1979, while its lowest value was 5.57 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 58.35
1981 54.38
1982 53.65
1986 39.15
2009 5.57
2010 9.34
2011 6.27
2012 6.66
2013 5.77
2014 7.85
2015 15.62
2016 14.71
2017 15.57

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Uganda was 13.91 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 62.38 in 1979, while its lowest value was 4.36 in 2013.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 62.38
1981 58.57
1982 56.70
1986 42.57
2009 4.79
2010 8.38
2011 5.23
2012 5.47
2013 4.36
2014 6.32
2015 14.20
2016 12.84
2017 13.91

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation