Uganda Education Statistical Abstract 2011

Abstract

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ministry of Education and Sports gathers information annually in a census exercise that covers all education subsectors i.e. Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary, Post-primary, Non-formal and Tertiary. In the same vein, data on schools was collected during ASC 2011, and analyzed. Data on children's performance obtained from UNEB was also analyzed as indicated in the findings. The summaries of key findings from the 2011 ASC by subsector are presented here below; a) Pre-Primary Schools ⚫ There was a poor return in this subsector as only 2,361 schools responded out of the 6,579 that were mapped in 2010 during the baseline census exercise translating into a response rate of 36%. The total enrolment of 214,797 was registered in the 2,361 pre-primary institutions that responded to the 2011 ASC with a female enrolment share of 50.9%. • The total number of teachers in these schools was 8,479 (82.6% female) translating into a Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of 25:1. This is an indication that for every 25 pupils in pre- primary there is a teacher to take care. • The Census recorded 7,165 classrooms (64.8% permanent) translating into a Pupil Classrooms Ratio (PCR) of 30:1 implying that for each pre-primary classroom there is an average of 30 pupils. ⚫ However, the proportion of those enrolled in pre-primary to the population of 3 to 5 year that is meant to be in primary is still low at only 6%. This is an indication that 94% of the population meant to be in pre-primary is not. b) Primary Schools A total of 16,684 primary schools returned the ASC 2011 questionnaires. Of these, 12,075 are Government Aided while 4,609 are Non Government that responded to the 2011 ASC. . The total enrolment in the 16,684 primary schools was 8,098,177 (4,039,734 males and 4,058,443 females). This shows that the gender parity gap has remained stable with female having a slightly higher share of 50.1%. Government aided schools enumerated registered a total enrolment of 7,063,529 (3,512,815 males and 3,523,714 females). . A total of 169,503 teachers (104,494 males and 65,009 females) were registered in all primary schools that responded, with a gender imbalance of 61.6% in favor of male teachers translating into a Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of 48:1. Government aided schools registered 129,694 teachers (81,974 males and 47,720 females) translating to PTR in Government schools of 54:1 which is slightly higher than the overall by a 6 percentage points. With regard to adequacy of sitting and writing space, it was recorded that a total of 5,368,864 pupils had adequate sitting and writing space representing 66.3% of the total enrolment at national level. The north eastern region had the smallest proportion of pupils with adequate sitting and writing space of less than 42.2%. A total of 142,802 classrooms were recorded during the ASC 2011, 78.8% of which are permanent. This translates into a Pupil Classroom Ratio (PCR) of 57. ⚫ Despite the policy of automatic promotion in primary schools, a repetition rate of 10.2% was registered, with the North-eastern region recording the highest at 15.9%. c) Secondary Schools 2,564 secondary schools (1,004 Government Aided and 1,560 Non Government) responded to the 2011 ASC. Out of these, a student enrolment of 1,210,870 students (649,738 males and 561,132 females). Government aided schools had a total of 632,784 students (350,314 males and 282,470 females). A total of 1,074,629 students had adequate sitting and writing space (a proportion of 88.7% of total enrolment) with the western region having the smallest proportion of 86.5%. A total 47,194 teachers (24% female) were recorded during the ASC 2011 translating to Student Teacher Ratio (STR) of 26:1. This implies that on average each 26 students are attended to by one teacher. The registered classrooms in 2011 were to 23,952, 89.7% of which are Permanent classrooms. This translates into a Student Classroom Ratio (SCR) of 51. d) Post Primary institutions A total of 189 post primary institutions responded to the 2011 ASC of which 93 were government aided institutions. A total enrolment of 43,135 (64.2% in government institutions) was recorded in all post primary institutions visited with a boy to girl ratio of 7:3. A total of 3.028 instructors were registered in all the institutions enumerated which translate to a student instructor ratio of 14. An implication that nationally each 14 students in post- primary are attended to by one instructor. The registered classrooms in 2011 were 1,362 (83.9% of them Permanent). This translates into a Student Classroom Ratio (SCR) of 34. e) Non Formal Training Centers A total of 273 (251 government aided and 22 Community) non formal training centers responded to the 2011 ASC. Majority (46.2%) were founded by NGO followed by government with 40.7% while community founded constituted 13.1%. ⚫ With regard to school funding, 67% of non formal learning centers were being funded by the government Followed by NGOs at 26.4% and community at 6.6% ⚫ A total of 25,395 learners were registered in these non formal schools 52.6% of whom were girls. ⚫ The teachers' base in non formal schools comprised 534 teachers translating into a pupil teacher ratio of 48. ⚫ The stock of latrine stances was 350 translating to a Pupil Stance Ration 73:1 which indicates that on average every stance in a non formal centre is shared by 73 pupils. This reveals a poor sanitation condition in non formal centers f) Tertiary Institutions (Degree and Non Degree Awarding) ⚫ A total of 164 tertiary institutions were visited for the academic year 2011/2012 out of which 115 (70.2%) were privately owned. while the rest were government aided institutions. ⚫ A total enrolment of 196,570 students (110,255 males and 86,135 females) was registered in all tertiary institutions across the country 56% of whom were male. ⚫ Ugandan nationals comprised a total of 178,733 students (98,882 males and 79,588 females) a percentage composition of 91%. ⚫ A total of 8,084 instructors/lecturers were registered with a gender imbalance of 72.2% in favor of males. With regard to distribution of these by qualification, approximately 50%had attained masters' degree and PHD. ⚫ Full time teachers totaled to 5,382 (3,939 males and 1,443 females) a composition of only 66.6% of the tertiary teacher base. ⚫ The ratio of Student to instructors/Lecturer in tertiary institutions was 24:1.