Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda
Uganda: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.20 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
20th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.20 million number
in 2020
All-time low
225,154 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda is 1.20 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda peaked at 1.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 225,154 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 20th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 225,154 number | — |
| 1971 | 231,126 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 237,806 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 245,281 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 253,244 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 261,769 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 270,132 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 278,660 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 287,598 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 297,379 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 308,214 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 317,232 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 325,119 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 332,919 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 342,128 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 352,219 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 363,512 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 376,722 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 391,659 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 407,594 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 424,593 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 440,763 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 456,405 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 472,239 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 489,273 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 507,038 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 524,248 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 542,465 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 561,955 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 582,693 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 604,566 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 625,858 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 648,255 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 671,772 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 696,471 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 722,222 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 745,130 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 768,161 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 791,987 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 817,470 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 844,113 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 870,294 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 899,099 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 930,994 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 965,518 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 258,815 number | 225,154 number | 297,379 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 351,732 number | 308,214 number | 407,594 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 500,167 number | 424,593 number | 582,693 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 709,189 number | 604,566 number | 817,470 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 992,385 number | 844,113 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 Kenya 1.36 million number compare
- 18 Türkiye 1.35 million number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.21 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 1.05 million number compare
- 22 Sudan 1.05 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.03 million number compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Uganda was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,154 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.