School life expectancy, secondary, male in Uganda

Uganda: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 1.72 years in 2007. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2007)
1.72 years
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
191st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.72 years
in 2007
All-time low
0.3444 years
in 1975
Years of data
14
1975–2007

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Uganda, 1975–2007

0.511.51975199120071975: 0.344 years1976: 0.398 years1977: 0.404 years1978: 0.408 years1979: 0.412 years1981: 0.453 years1982: 0.652 years1986: 0.83 years1990: 0.882 years1992: 0.781 years1994: 0.768 years1997: 0.732 years2004: 1.4 years2007: 1.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1.72 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2007. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 135.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Uganda peaked at 1.72 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3444 years, in 1975.

Uganda ranks 191st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3934 years 0.3444 years 0.4123 years 5
1980s 0.6451 years 0.4531 years 0.8304 years 3
1990s 0.7908 years 0.7321 years 0.8821 years 4
2000s 1.55 years 1.38 years 1.72 years 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 188 Niger 1.94 years compare
  2. 189 Chad 1.94 years compare
  3. 190 Tanzania 1.84 years compare
  4. 192 Central African Republic 1.47 years compare
  5. 193 Guinea-Bissau 1.31 years compare
  6. 194 Zambia 1.23 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Uganda?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Uganda was 1.72 years in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3444 years in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Uganda ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2007.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.