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
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
-
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
-
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
Research Project/Report/Study
AMPLIFY: COVID-19 Response Research
Network/Convening/Conference
AMPLIFY Girls Collective
Project/Program
ARK Secondary School Education Program
Project/Program
BEST Girls- Being Empowered, Strong and Together
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Bina Roy Partners in Development Programme
Project/Program
Bridge@home
Project/Program
BRITE Futures for Secondary School Students
Project/Program
Change the Story
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Community Grants Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Educate!'s Out-of-School Youth Solution
Research Project/Report/Study
Educate!'s School Solution
Project/Program
Education Cannot Wait Grants in Uganda
Project/Program
EI/ AOb Child Labour Projects: Transnational Best Practices and Union Impacts
Project/Program
Empowering girls with disabilities through education in Uganda
Project/Program
FAWE's Gender Sensitive Schools
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Funding For Girls Education Programs
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender Equality Program
Project/Program
Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Child Education Fund
Project/Program
Girls' Advancement (Wezesha Vijiana) Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls First Fund Grant Program
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Instructional Leadership Programme
Project/Program
Learn4Work
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Machakos County: AWESOME-Advancing women engagement for strengthening opportunities to mobilise for equality in Kenya.
Project/Program
Peacebuilding through Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education: Lessons from 2020
Project/Program
Promoting Inclusive Education for Disabled Children in Uganda Using a 'Child-to-Child' Approach
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
School Mothers and Girl-Friendly Spaces
Project/Program
Schools for Africa
Project/Program
School Supplies & Classroom Improvements for partner schools
Project/Program
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Project/Program
Teacher Professional Development
Project/Program
Teachers for Rural Futures
Project/Program
Teacher Training
Project/Program
Teacher Training and Support
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Research Project/Report/Study
The Impact of Faith-Based Couples' Counseling on Relationship Dynamics and Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda
Project/Program
Tilling and Odusai Schools, Uganda
Project/Program
Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity
Project/Program
Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Project/Program
Water and Sanitation
Project/Program
Western Uganda Bantwana Program
Project/Program
World Teacher
Project/Program
Young Women's Academy for Conscious Change (YWA)
Project/Program
Youth Clubs
Project/Program
Youth Forward Initiative
Research Project/Report/Study
Youth Think Tank
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Building Girls to Live, Learn, Laugh and ‘SCHIP’ in Strong, Creative, Holistic, Inclusive, Protective, Quality Education
Project/Program
UG Teacher and School Effectiveness Project
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Girls’ Enrollment, Attendance, Retention & Results (GEARR) Project in Uganda
Project/Program
Lively Minds Programme
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Research Project/Report/Study
Positive Gender Socialization in Education for Peace Building in Uganda
Project/Program
Teachers' Actions for Girls (TAG)
Project/Program
Uganda COVID-19 Education Response Project
Project/Program
Uganda: Programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education: Lessons from 2020
Project/Program
Better Life for Girls (BL4G) Uganda
Project/Program
USAID/Integrated Child And Youth Development (ICYD) Activity in Uganda
Project/Program
Girls’ Education Finance: Empowerment for Girls’ Education
Network/Convening/Conference
Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ)
Project/Program
Scaling a Best-in-Class Girls Strategy
Advocacy Campaign/Project
National Multi-Sectoral Coordination Framework for Adolescent Girls in Uganda
Project/Program
Keep a Girl in School Uganda
Project/Program
National Strategy for Girls’ Education (NSGE) in Uganda (2015 – 2019)
Project/Program
DREAMS
Project/Program
Uganda School Health and Reading Program
Research Project/Report/Study
Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity (LARA)
Project/Program
Uganda Gender Unit Initiatives: Promotion of Girls' Education
Project/Program
The Support to Skilling Uganda Intervention (SSU) in the Karamoja Region
Project/Program
Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja (ABEK)
Project/Program
Education Response Plan for Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Project/Program
Link's Response to COVID-19
Project/Program
Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP)
Project/Program
Strengthening Education Systems for Improved Learning
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top