1 PRIMARY YEARS  
    1986 2003 % growth
  Enrolment      
  Government Aided Schools                        2,202,648                              6,835,525 210%
  Private Schools*                               1,176                                 797,789  
  TOTAL                        2,203,824                              7,633,314 246%
  Primary females to total enrolment(%)                                    45                                          49 4%
  PLE Candidates                           127,399                                 406,498 219%
  Number of schools      
  Government                               7,351                                   10,460 42%
  Private*  Not Available                                     2,893  
  TOTAL                               7,351                                   13,353  
   Primary Teachers in Government Aided Schools                             66,101                                 145,703 120%
  Teachers on Payroll                             63,101                                 122,638 94%
   Qualified Teachers                             34,900                                 111,822 220%
         
2 SECONDARY      
    1986 2003  
  Enrolment      
  Government Aided Schools                           122,868                                 336,362 174%
  Private Schools*  Not Available                                 347,247  
  TOTAL                           123,973                                 683,609  
  Number of schools    
  Government Aided Schools                                  508                                        781 54%
  Private Schools*  Not Available                                     1,274  
  Teachers Secondary                             10,193                                   38,549 278%
  Teachers on Payroll                             12,000                                   14,431 20%
  Qualified Teachers                               6,117                                   31,007 407%
  O' Level Candidates                             33,887                                 140,221 314%
  A' Level Candidates                               9,054                                   56,576 525%
         
  BUSINESS TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING      
3 POST PRIMARY      
  Enrolment 1986 2003  
  Technical schools                               2,555                                     6,601 158%
  Community Polytechnics**                                       1,566  
  Number of Post Primary Institutions      
  Number of Technical Schools                                    24                                          29 21%
  Number of Community Polytechnics**                                            16  
  Number of Instructors                                  260                                        458 76%
  Technical schools                                  218                                        458 110%
  Community Polytechnics**                                            70  
         
4 POST 'O' LEVEL      
  Enrolment      
  Technical Institutes                               3,936                                     6,816 73%
  Vocational Institutes***                                       1,368  
  Number of Post'O' level Institutions      
  Technical Institutes                                    31                                          37  
  Vocational Institutes***  N/A                                            4  
  Number of Instructors                                  389                                        731 88%
  Technical Institutes                                  431                                        528  
  Vocational Institutes***  N/A                                          91  
         
  PRIMARY TEACHERS COLLEGES      
  Enrolment      
  Pre-Service Training  Not available                                   17,637  
  In-Service Training  Not available                                     5,236  
  Number of Primary Teachers Colleges                                    73                                          45 -38%
  Number of Tutors                               1,105                                     1,310 19%
         
5 TERTIARY** 1986 2002/03  
  Enrolment      
  Public Universities      
  (a)Makerere University      
  Undergraduates****                               4,828                                   29,640  
  Postgraduates  MUK                                    70 1,538 2097%
  Postgraduates  MUBS   67  
  Total Postgraduates                                    70                                     1,605 2193%
  Total MUK                               4,898                                   31,178 537%
  (b)Mbarara Univ.of Science and Tech**                                          879  
  (c) Kyambogo University (ITEK/UPK/UNISE)                               1,681                                     7,893  
  (d) Makerere University Business School                                       3,871  
  (f) Uganda Management Institute**                                          965  
  (g) Gulu University**                                          218  
  Private**      
  (a) Busoga University                                          368  
  (b) Kampala International University                                       2,591  
  (c) Nkumba University                                       2,642  
  (d) Islamic University in Uganda                                       4,121  
  (f)  Bugema University                                       1,517  
  (g) Namasagali University                                          438  
  (h) Uganda Martyrs University ,Nkozi                                       1,207  
  (I)  Uganda Christian University, Mukono                                       1,725  
  (j)  Aga Khan University                                            94  
  (k) Kampala University                                          324  
  (l)  Kumi University                                       1,518  
  (m) E.A Christian University,Ndejje                                       1,414  
  (n) Kigezi International University    N/A  
  TOTAL                               6,579                                   39,071 494%
  University Females to total enrolment (%)                                    23                                          41  
  Number of Universities      
  Government                                      1                                            6  
  Private** 0                                          13  
  Number of Lectures in Gov't Univ.      
  (a)Makerere University                                  485                                     1,113  
         
  Other Tertiary      
  National Teachers Colleges                               1,529                                   17,365 1036%
  Uganda Technical Colleges                                  535                                        985 84%
  Uganda Colleges of Commerce                               1,868                                     3,319 78%
  Agricultural Colleges***                                          448  
  Forestry***                                          202  
  Co-op Colleges***                                          196  
  Health and medical***                                       1,748  
  Number of Other Tertiaries      
  National Teachers Colleges                                    10                                          10 0%
  Uganda Technical Colleges                                      8                                            5 -38%
  Uganda Colleges of Commerce                                      5                                            5 0%
  Number of Tutors      
  National Teachers Colleges                                  175                                        354 102%
  Uganda Technical Colleges                                  561                                        158 -72%
  Uganda Colleges of Commerce                                  145                                        141 -3%
         
Source:Education Statistical Abstracts
Ministry of Education and Sports
Note:
Coverage on the number of schools in 1986 was only for the government aided.
* Figures based on Response. Response rate was low.
** Institutions not Established by 1986
*** Information not available by 1986
**** Undergraduate students at Makerere University include 745 students from  affiliated connected institutions in 2002/03.
Government sponsored undergraduate students at Makerere are 7,602 and privately sponsored students
are 22,038.