Enrolment Summary for years 1990s to 2010 Year No of Students 1990s 27,000 2000 60,000 2001 65,000 % growth 170% 122% 8.3% 2002 80,00 0 23.1% 2003 85,836 7.3% 2004 108,29 5 26.1% 2005 124,31 3 14.8% 2006 137,19 0 9.4% 2010 183,985 26.4% Source: National Council for Higher Education Annual Report 2010 Enrolment by Gender In 2005 females accounted for 40.7% (50,587) of all students enrolled in Institutions of higher education but by 2010 the number of females had risen to 44% (80,391) as compared to males at 56% (103,594). Enrolment by Gender in 2010 Overall student Enrolment by 2010 Males Universities and Affiliated colleges 73,039 Non University Degree awarding 968 Agricultural Colleges 986 Health Colleges 3,470 Theological Colleges 1,314 Media Colleges 967 Commerce /Business 11,015 Management/ Social Development 2,260 Teachers Colleges 5,211 Hotel and Tourism 137 Technical Colleges 2,676 Law Development 500 Meteorological 15 Survey and Land Management 27 Aviation 127 Co-operatives 285 Art and Design 134 Study Centre 463 103,594 Source: National Council for Higher Education Report 2010 % 56% 60% 76% 55% 83% 60% 49% 43% 66% 61% 91% 63% 38% 90% 86% 61% 69% 72% 56% Females 57217 638 307 2,804 266 653 11,662 3,019 2,706 89 265 300 24 3 20 181 61 176 80,391 % 44% 40% 24% 45% 17% 40% 51% 57% 34% 39% 9% 38% 62% 10% 14% 39% 31% 28% 44% Total 130,256 1606 1293 6,274 1580 1620 22,677 5,279 7,917 226 2,941 800 39 30 147 466 195 639 183,985 Literacy Levels: The Uganda National House hold Survey 2010 revealed that literacy rate among persons aged 10 years and above has increased by 4% from 69% in 2005/2006 to 73% in 2009/2010. The male literacy rate at 79% in 2010 was higher than that for females at 66%. This reflects a similar pattern to the earlier findings of the survey done in 2005/2006. It also revealed that urban household members were more likely to be literate at 88% compared to their counterparts residing in the rural areas at 69%. 7