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Uganda: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

106.17percent · 2017-11.6% since 2006

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Uganda from 1970 to 2017.

19772017

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2017106.17
2016106.54
2015104.249
2013112.33
2012113.7
2011113.872
2010121.312
2009123.944
2008122.437
2007119.325
2006120.1
2005121.473
2004127.907
2003136.626
2002135.939
2001132.115
2000130.161
1999129.493
1998124.292
1997118.067
199671.209
199570.332
199470.233
199370.2
199265.534
199172.752
199071.945
198970.964
198874.452
198772.98
198671.332
198570.127
198465.384
198359.955
198257.377
198151.172
198048.567
197946.931
197847.817
197746.522
197643.711
197542.36
197439.465
197337.74
197237.349
197138.93
197036.814

Source

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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