School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda

Uganda: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
17th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2020
All-time low
311,089 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda, 1970–2020

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda stood at 1.48 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda peaked at 1.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 311,089 number, in 1970.

Uganda ranks 17th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 353,511 number 311,089 number 395,537 number 10
1980s 482,134 number 406,486 number 566,971 number 10
1990s 699,864 number 586,989 number 812,347 number 10
2000s 962,582 number 835,146 number 1.10 million number 10
2010s 1.28 million number 1.13 million number 1.45 million number 10
2020s 1.48 million number 1.48 million number 1.48 million number 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 14 Russia 1.88 million number compare
  2. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.76 million number compare
  3. 16 Vietnam 1.54 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.41 million number compare
  5. 19 Kenya 1.40 million number compare
  6. 20 Least developed countries 27.34 million number compare
  7. 20 Türkiye 1.37 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 311,089 number in 1970.
How does Uganda rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Uganda ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/