Uganda: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Uganda's secondary education, general pupils fell 5.9% on 2016 (from 1.46 million to 1.37 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 59.1% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.3% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 32,245 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Uganda had the 22nd highest value of the 69 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Uganda in the 2017 ranking

• Sudan — 19th of 69: 2.18 million
• Poland — 20th of 69: 1.72 million
• Australia — 21st of 69: 1.68 million
• Chile — 23rd of 69: 1.23 million
• Romania — 24th of 69: 1.09 million
• Tajikistan — 25th of 69: 1.06 million

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 46 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.75 million (2016)
• Benin — 965,124 (2016)
• Botswana — 169,489 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 1.25 million (2018)
• Burundi — 606,024 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 52,143 (2018)
• Cameroon — 1.73 million (2016)
• Central African Republic — 132,695 (2017)
• Chad — 527,321 (2016)
• Comoros — 73,695 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More education data for Uganda

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 207,238 (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.03 (2017)
• Primary education, pupils — 8.84 million (2017)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 42.66 (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 106.17% (2017)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 50.28% (2017)

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Questions people ask

What is Uganda's secondary education, general pupils?

1.37 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 3,268% from 40,696 in 1970 (7.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.46 million in 2016 and the lowest 40,696 in 1970.

How does Uganda rank?

22nd highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Uganda?

In 2017, Uganda's secondary education, general pupils fell 5.9% on 2016 (from 1.46 million to 1.37 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2016), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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