How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Uganda ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2017.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0633 years in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)

0.0633 years

Change on year

up 15.8%

World rank

72nd

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.0633 years

in 2017

All-time low

0.0473 years

in 2015

Years of data

2007–2017

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda, 2007–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.0633 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 0.0633 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0473 years, in 2015.

That places Uganda 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.0609 years	0.0609 years	0.0609 years	1
2010s	0.056 years	0.0473 years	0.0633 years	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

69 Cameroon 0.0676 years compare
70 Rwanda 0.0644 years compare
71 Guyana 0.0635 years compare
73 Comoros 0.0594 years
74 China 0.0589 years compare
75 Burkina Faso 0.0528 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Uganda

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Uganda was 0.0633 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0633 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 years in 2015.
How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Uganda ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.