According to the World Happiness Report 2025, Uganda ranked 116th globally, with a happiness score of 4.5. This represents a slight improvement from the previous year's ranking of 113th with a score of 4.43. The Report evaluates countries based on life satisfaction scores, social support, freedom of choice, GDP per capita and other well-being indicators. The rankings reflect life evaluations averaged over a three-year period from 2022 to 2024.
The Human Development Report (HDR) 2025, titled “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, underscores Uganda's significant strides in human development over the past three decades.
The Report provides an update on the “big catch up” activity targeted to reach children who missed vaccination during the period 2020–2024, partly due to the COVID pandemic. For example, as of 2023, the program had registered 329,359 zero dose children, with a target of reaching 95% of these children. The Report indicates that 292,907 (89%) of these children were vaccinated by the end of December 2024. The Report also provides an update on other vaccines received such as DPT1 and MR1.
Ministry of Health Uganda, February 2025
This Report provides the main findings of a decent work assessment, executed in the hospitality sector in the Rwenzori/Albertine regions in Uganda. According to the Report, the hospitality sector in Uganda shows a relatively strong labour market security, with minimal structural unemployment and irregular work. Training opportunities remain limited and workers are not sure whether they would find another job with similar or better working conditions.
The 24th Economic Update by the World Bank emphasizes the critical importance of investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD) as a foundational strategy for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The Report highlights that the early years of a child's life are crucial for cognitive, social, and emotional development, which in turn significantly influence their future productivity and earning potential. Furthermore, the update discusses the role of governments and private sectors in scaling up ECD initiatives.
This Report provides an update on the performance of the Pension Sector for FY 2023/24. According to the Report, Pension Sector assets grew by 18% from Ushs 21.41 trillion in FY 2022/23 to Ushs 25.4 trillion in 2023/24, accounting for 12% of GDP. Member contributions increased by 8% from Ushs 2.20 trillion in FY 2022/23 to Ushs 2.38 trillion in FY 2023/24. In addition, the number of members subscribing to at least one pension scheme increased by 7% from 3,142,311 members in FY 2022/23 to 3,367,545 in FY 2023/24 due to improved confidence in the Sector.
This Report provides a global update on malaria prevalence. According to the Report, global malaria cases increased by 5.6% from 249 million cases in 2022 to 263 million cases in 2023. The global number of lives lost to malaria marginally declined from 608,000 deaths in 2022 to 597,000 deaths in 2023. Approximately, 95% of the deaths occurred in the African Region, with the following countries accounting for the heaviest estimated burden of malaria cases: Nigeria (26%), Democratic Republic of Congo (13%), Uganda (5%), Ethiopia (4%) and Mozambique (4%).
This Report examines how education and training systems in Uganda are adjusting to meet evolving labor demand, considering the changing nature of work. The study explores youth employment and skills challenges and opportunities.
This Report examines the significance of foundational learning, particularly the acquisition of basic numeracy skills, which are crucial for acquiring the more advanced competencies necessary to propel our national development forward. With a specific focus on mathematics, the report examines the alignment of Uganda’s national vision with its curriculum, textbooks, teacher’s guides and learning assessments. The evidence presented in this report offers timely insights that enhance our understanding of the implementation of the mathematics curriculum.
This Report presents the performance of key nutrition indicators stated in the Ministry of Health’s Nutrition M&E framework. According to the Report, a total of 4,153,686 (50%) of the 8,305,905 children under five years seen at the Outpatient Department in 2022/23 received nutrition assessment, a decrease from 64% in 2021/22. Overall, 81% of the children under five years identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) were enrolled into Outpatient care (OTC). Of these, 29% were enrolled into In-patient Therapeutic Care (ITC).
