Primary school enrolment (gross) in Uganda

Gross primary school enrolment in Uganda was 106.2% in 2017.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Uganda is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Uganda, 2017 106.2% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2016 −0.4percentage points 2016: 106.5%
World, 2017 101.8% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Uganda over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period UgandaWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 106.2% 101.8%
2016 106.5% 102.1%
2015 104.2% 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 112.3% 103.0%
2012 113.7% 102.9%
2011 113.9% 102.4%
2010 121.3% 102.5%
2009 123.9% 102.7%
2008 122.4% 102.9%
2007 119.3% 102.7%
2006 120.1% 101.7%
2005 121.5% 101.7%
2004 127.9% 101.6%
2003 136.6% 100.9%
2002 135.9% 99.4%
2001 132.1% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 106.5% in 2016.
  • Since 2006, when it was 120.1%, the figure has changed by −13.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 101.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2017 for Uganda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics