Roughly half of Uganda’s population is under eighteen, so most questions about the country are in part questions about children. This collection covers schooling, measured deprivation, and daily life.
Schooling and access
The education material covers the structure of the system, what access looks like at a distance from a school, and how funding reaches classrooms. Where a constraint is geographic rather than financial, the articles say so — it changes what an intervention would have to do.
Measured deprivation and daily life
Child poverty here is multidimensional rather than income-only, because that is how the published measurement works. Alongside it sit pieces on ordinary daily life, which exist to keep the statistics attached to something recognisable.
Everything on Children & Education
5 articles
- Daily Life of Children in Uganda: Education, Work, and the Weight of CircumstanceWhat does daily life really look like for children in Uganda? Child labour rates, education access, refugee children, and the economic pressures shaping childhood.
- Education for Children in Uganda: Schools, Costs, and the Barriers That Keep Children OutHow does education work for children in Uganda? From primary schools to refugee learners — costs, access gaps, and what the 2023/24 data shows.
- Education in Uganda: How Children Are Taught and What Shapes Their LearningUganda's education system runs from Early Childhood Development through tertiary level. Learn how children are taught, who attends, and what challenges remain.
- How Children Play and Dance in UgandaHow children play and dance in Uganda — from traditional Ndere Troup performances to street games and community festivals. First-hand insights from 14 visits.
- NatureUganda: Building a Nature-Friendly Public Through Education and AdvocacyHow NatureUganda turns birdwatchers, students and communities into conservation advocates through education and public awareness programs across Uganda.