The Minister of State for Primary Education, Hon. Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, has appealed to the General Public, Heads of Schools and Institutions, as well as the Local Government authorities, to cooperate with the Census Enumerators conducting the nationwide Baseline Education Census.
The Government of Uganda launched a nationwide Comprehensive Education Census, a key initiative aimed at collecting critical data to improve planning and decision-making in the education sector.
The Baseline Education Census, which began on April 7, 2025, will start with the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono) and will be rolled out to the rest of the country from the beginning of the Second Term until June 30, 2025.
“The purpose of this census is to provide accurate and reliable data on learners, teachers, and infrastructure across all levels of education in Uganda,” said Hon. Moriku Kaducu Thursday during a joint press briefing with officials from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala.
“It will be vital for informing education planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and policy decisions at both national and local government levels.”
She said the census will cover all learning institutions—both government and private—including pre-primary, primary, secondary, vocational, and higher education. Enumerators will gather detailed information on student enrollment, teacher distribution, school infrastructure, and related metrics.
The Ministry and UBOS appealed to all school heads, parents, and local authorities to support the exercise by cooperating with the census enumerators when they visit the institutions.
“In a special way, we appeal to all parents to support the exercise by providing their children’s correct date of birth, National Identification Number (NIN), and Learners’ Identification Number,” Hon. Moriku emphasized. “This will help us validate the data and link it to national planning frameworks.”
She further reassured the public that all data collected would be treated with strict confidentiality and used solely for official education sector development purposes.
Didacus Okoth, UBOS Principal Public Relations Officer, assured the public that all preparations for the upcoming national census had been finalized.
He emphasized that the bureau is 100 percent prepared, citing the successful completion of intensive training for all field staff. “We have taken our enumerators and supervisors through rigorous, hands-on training to ensure they understand the tools, methodology, and procedures required for accurate data collection,” he said.
Okoth further noted that the deployment process is now underway and every logistical detail has been carefully planned. From digital enumeration devices to transportation and coordination with local authorities, all systems are in place to ensure a smooth and effective exercise.
He encouraged the public to fully cooperate with the census teams, as the data collected will play a critical role in shaping Uganda’s development policies and resource allocation.
UBOS and the Ministry have trained and deployed a team of enumerators equipped with digital tools to ensure efficient and accurate data collection. “This is not just about numbers,” Dr. Moriku concluded. “It is about every child’s right to learn, every teacher’s right to be supported, and every school’s need to be equipped for the future.”