Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda

Uganda: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 9.16 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
9.16 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
25th
of 186 countries
All-time high
9.16 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.45 million number
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda, 2008–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2008201320192008: 6.4M number2009: 6.7M number2010: 6.9M number2011: 7.1M number2012: 7.3M number2013: 7.5M number2014: 7.8M number2015: 8.1M number2016: 8.3M number2017: 8.6M number2018: 8.9M number2019: 9.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda stood at 9.16 million number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 9.16 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.45 million number, in 2008.

Uganda ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.55 million number 6.45 million number 6.66 million number 2
2010s 7.96 million number 6.87 million number 9.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 22 South Africa 9.83 million number compare
  2. 23 Colombia 9.35 million number compare
  3. 24 Afghanistan 9.29 million number compare
  4. 26 United Kingdom 8.72 million number compare
  5. 27 Sudan 8.62 million number compare
  6. 28 France 8.33 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Uganda

All data for Uganda β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uganda was 9.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 9.16 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 6.45 million number in 2008.
How does Uganda rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Uganda ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.