School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 1.53 years in 2007. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda, 1970–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2007, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda stood at 1.53 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 155.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 1.53 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2324 years, in 1970.
That places Uganda 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2324 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.2352 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2327 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2327 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2735 years | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2793 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2831 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2881 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3092 years | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3276 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.488 years | +49.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4343 years | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5117 years | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5501 years | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6359 years | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7 years | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7329 years | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6945 years | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6415 years | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6195 years | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6091 years | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6187 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6335 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5981 years | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +103.6% |
| 2007 | 1.53 years | +25.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.53 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.49 years, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.53 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.01 years, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +103.6% | 0.5981 years | 1.22 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2571 years | 0.2324 years | 0.2881 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5211 years | 0.3092 years | 0.7329 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6307 years | 0.5981 years | 0.6945 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.37 years | 1.22 years | 1.53 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 1.82 years compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 1.71 years compare
- 192 Niger 1.69 years compare
- 194 Chad 1.48 years compare
- 195 Central African Republic 1.22 years compare
- 196 Haiti 1.08 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, secondary, both sexes in Uganda?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uganda was 1.53 years in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 years in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, 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.