Male
Secondary School teachers
Female
Total
Government
Secondary Schools
Private
Community
24,569
29,567
30,107
29,073
5,856
7,660
8,442
8,240
30,425
37,227
38,549
37,313
601
713
764
1,140
855
1,175
109
487
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Quality Enhancement Indicators
Student Teacher Ratio
18
18
18
19
Student Classroom Ratio
53
46
51
48
Gross Enrolment Rate
13.19
19.64
19.9
17.2
Net Enrolment Rate
12.93
16.71
16.9
14.55
Gross Intake Rate
28.77
25.8
24.8
31.4
4.56
4.42
4.68
6.06
Net Intake Rate
Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2004
The influx of children following the implementation of UPE and the limited resource available to Government
has negatively affected the quality of primary education. In order to improve on accessibility, equity,
relevance, quality of education, and address the implication of UPE and other education sub-sectors, the
MoES responded to this challenge by developing a five-year sector –wide Education Strategic Investment plan
(ESIP) for the period 1998-2003 and updated for a ten year period from 2004-2015. The ESIP has been set
within the existing policy frameworks such as the Local Government Act, the Poverty Eradication Action Plan
and the Public Service Reform.
A framework for joint reviews of sector performance and monitoring the implementation of the ESIP by
Government, donors, NGOs and CSOs have been set up and implemented. Government with the support of
UNICEF has also developed and launched the National Strategy and Plan of Action for Girl‟s Education aimed
at addressing 18 barriers to equitable female participation in education in the country.
Government of Uganda is committed to the fulfilment of the Right to Education and learning of the children of
Uganda. The national goal is the achievement of Universal Primary Education (UPE) for all children of
Uganda of ages 6-12 years by the year 2015. Primary school enrolment increased by over 2.5 million in 1996
owing to the 7 million in 2004 due to implementation of UPE. The high primary gross enrolment rate (GER) of
129.88% and 125.05% (2003) for males and females respectively is due to over-aged and under-aged children
drawn in by the UPE programme. The overall primary school net enrolment rate (NER) is 100.16% for males
and 100.39% for females (2003). However the overall net intake ratio of 59.04% (2003) implies that there are
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