Part I - Ministry Of Education and Sports

(i) The percentage share of girls to total enrolment revealed that girls’ enrolment was the same as that
of boys;
(ii) The current enrolment at secondary school level is 1,225,326 (657,644 boys and 567,682 girls) of
which 46% are female; and,
(iii) Whereas the proportion of girls enrolled in S.1 is tending to parity at 47%, this proportion
progressively decreases towards upper secondary.
Education for all (EFA) Goals
Status & trends for Goal 1:
In 2001/2002, only 59,829 (male 29,589; female 253,039) pupils were enrolled in the Pre­Primary sub­
sector however by 2009/10 the enrolment had multiplied by seven times. In FY 2011/12, the enrolment
increased to 345,295 (male 170,245; female 175,050). The increase in enrolment is mainly attributed to
government efforts to promote Early Childhood Development over the last four years.
Status & trends for Goal 2:
(i) By 2010, the enrolment had increased to over 8 million children, an increase of 28% (23% male; 33%
female). The 2012 annual school census exercise revealed that a total of 8.3 million children were
enrolled in school;
(ii) The proportion of children successfully completing P7 increased from 64 % (65% male; 63% female)
in 2011 to 67% (68% male; 66% female) in 2012; and,
(iii) Total number of teachers on payroll increased from 129,651 in 2011 to 131,665teachers in 2012.
This improves the PTR by 1 point (i.e. 54:1 in 2011 to 53:1 in 2012).
Status & trends for Goal 3:
(i) Enrolment in secondary schools currently (2012), stands at 1,225,326 (657,644 male; 567,682 female);
the proportion of female enrolment at tertiary level has grown more rapidly than at secondary
level. In 2000, the proportion of female enrolment was 36.7% and now stands at 44%. There is
however a high chance that the gender gap of 8 percent in favor of boys (54%) at secondary
education level could be eliminated by 2015. The gender gap (12%) at tertiary education requires
additional affirmative action to eliminate.
Status & trends for Goal 4:
(i) In 2010, the percentage of literate Ugandans had improved to 74.6% (82.4% male; 66.8%
female)which translates into a percentage point improvement of6.6 % (4.4% male; 7.8%
female);and,
(ii) The percentage of literate Ugandans aged 15­24 years increased from 81% (86% male; 76%
female) in 2005 to 87.3% (89.1% male; 85.5% female) in 2010which translates into a percentage point
improvement of6.3 % (3.1% male; 9.5% female).It is apparent that Uganda has already achieved a
50% improvement in literacy levels. By 2015, it is expected that at least 80% of the adult population
will be literate.
Status & trends for Goal 5:
(i) The gender gap in the primary education sub sector has finally been closed. The number of girls
and boys isnow equal in all classes; and,
(ii) The gender gap in secondary education sub­sector has, between 2006 and 2009, been oscillating
around45% for girls and 55% for boys.
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ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012