Education spending in Uganda
Government spending on education in Uganda was equal to 2.6% of GDP in 2022.
Uganda, 2022
2.6%
Change from 2021
−0.1percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
138th of 164
Education spending in Uganda over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Uganda has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
4.6%
2014 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.2%
2017 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
38.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
21.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
10.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS