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 731,258 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
731,258 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 202 countries
All-time high
731,258 number
in 2020
All-time low
155,184 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda is 731,258 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Uganda peaked at 731,258 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 155,184 number, in 1970.

Uganda ranks 16th 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 176,073 number 155,184 number 196,901 number 10
1980s 240,066 number 202,369 number 282,525 number 10
1990s 348,881 number 292,590 number 404,732 number 10
2000s 478,179 number 415,862 number 544,905 number 10
2010s 636,480 number 559,168 number 716,659 number 10
2020s 731,258 number 731,258 number 731,258 number 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  2. 14 Russia 913,803 number compare
  3. 15 Tanzania 871,161 number compare
  4. 17 Vietnam 724,872 number compare
  5. 18 Kenya 695,335 number compare
  6. 19 Iran 685,326 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 731,258 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 731,258 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 155,184 number in 1970.
How does Uganda rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Uganda ranks 16th 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 30.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/