Uganda
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
35% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
9,322,692 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
6,898,777 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
34%
Source: UNSDG , 2016
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
128
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
51%
Source: DHS , 2016
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
84%
Source: DHS , 2016
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
0%
Source: UNESCO , 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2017
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2015
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2015
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 48%
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Male 54%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 17%
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Male 25%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 43%
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Male 39%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school age
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Female 23%
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Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school age
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Female 15%
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Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 8%
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Male 9%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school
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Female 28%
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Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school
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Female 68%
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Male 53%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
Project/Program
Aflateen+: Life Skills and Financial Education through a Gender Lens in Uganda
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Lively Minds Programme
Project/Program
USAID/Integrated Child And Youth Development (ICYD) Activity in Uganda
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
