School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.21 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda is 7.21 years, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 10.13 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.77 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.92 years | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 2.79 years | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.95 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 3.18 years | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 3.29 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3.51 years | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 3.62 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.77 years | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 3.71 years | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.09 years | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 4.62 years | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 4.5 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.86 years | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 5.16 years | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.39 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 5.19 years | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 5.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.93 years | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 4.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.48 years | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 4.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.24 years | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 8.71 years | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 9.12 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 9.65 years | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 9.81 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.1 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.47 years | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 8.98 years | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.88 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.02 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.88 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.26 years | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 8.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.04 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.28 years | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.21 years | -2.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.21 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.12 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.21 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.43 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +66.7% | 4.94 years | 8.24 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 years | 2.77 years | 3.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.77 years | 3.71 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.99 years | 4.48 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 years | 8.81 years | 10.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9 years | 7.21 years | 8.88 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 23 Burundi 7.28 years compare
- 24 Nicaragua 7.25 years compare
- 25 British Virgin Islands 7.23 years compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 7.15 years compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.11 years compare
- 29 Zambia 7.06 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Uganda was 7.21 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.