Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda is 1.01 index, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.01 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6291 index, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6291 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.6343 index | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6583 index | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6869 index | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6651 index | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6947 index | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7004 index | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.706 index | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.711 index | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7448 index | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.725 index | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7142 index | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7619 index | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7636 index | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7782 index | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8056 index | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8097 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7772 index | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7935 index | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7881 index | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8012 index | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7711 index | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7819 index | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9124 index | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8273 index | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8512 index | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8613 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8855 index | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8939 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9173 index | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9421 index | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9631 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9591 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 index | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9734 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9851 index | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9866 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9902 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9928 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9978 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9979 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.01 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.01 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6762 index | 0.6291 index | 0.711 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7674 index | 0.7142 index | 0.8097 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8374 index | 0.7711 index | 0.9124 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9675 index | 0.9173 index | 0.9928 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9978 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.01 index in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6291 index in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.