UBOS, Education Ministry Conducting Baseline Education Census In Learning Institutions

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Sports is conducting the Baseline Education Census 2025.

The exercise is being conducted in a phased manner starting with Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area which began on Monday 7th April 2025 in Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts. The rollout to all other regions will commence at the beginning of Second Term until 30th June 2025.

The Baseline Education Census collects information on learners, Teachers and School infrastructure to facilitate planning and policy decisions in the Education sector. The exercise will cover all learning Institutions in the Country for both Government and Private establishments, namely, Pre-Primary, Secondary, Vocational and Higher institutions of Learning.

During this exercise, the Enumerators will interface with each learner in the school. For Pre-primary to Primary Five, class teachers shall assist the learners during interviews, while learners in Primary Six and above will serve as the primary respondents.

The enumerators are using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), commonly known as tablets in collecting data.

The respondents will be required to provide data on the following;

1. Learner information: Name, date of birth, sex, class, nationality, Learner Identification Number (LIN) for registered learners on the Education Management Information System (EMIS) portal, National Identification Number/Student Pass/refugee ID (where applicable) as well as any special needs of the Learner.
2. Teaching Staff information: Name, date of Birth, Sex, Nationality, NIN/Work permit/refugee ID (where applicable), subjects taught, Teacher Management Information System (TMIS) Number, highest teaching Qualification, highest Level of Education.
3. Non-teaching Staff Information: Name, date of birth, Sex, Nationality, job title, NIN/Work Permit/refugee ID (where applicable)
4. Institution’s Identity: name, EMIS Number, operational status, license Number, registration Status.
5. Institution’s Location: district, County, Subcounty/Division, Parish/Town Council/Ward, Village/Zone/Cell and GPS coordinates (where applicable)
6. Institution’s Level and Type: level of education, type of Institution, ownership, Sex composition, Founding Year, UPE/USE status.
7. Institution’s Contact details: telephone (School and Respondent), Email, name of respondent.
8. Infrastructure: Number and size of classrooms, laboratories, libraries, toilets and washrooms, stores, sports facilities, workshop, teacher houses.
9. Teaching and learning Materials: Number of textbooks per subject and teaching guides.
10. Water and Sanitation: information and status of the Institution’s water and sanitation facilities.
11. Energy: Information and status of the Institution’s main source of energy/Power supply.
    The General Public, Heads of Schools and Institutions, as well as the Local Government authorities are urged to cooperate with the Census Enumerators.
12. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu the state minister for primary education appealed to all parents of the learners to support the exercise by availing learners with their correct date of birth, National Identification Number (NIN) and Learners Identification Number (LIN).