With funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Oxfam in Uganda and the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) commissioned this assignment, titled “Assessing the Impact of Primary Education Financing on Retention, Completion, and Transition Rates in the West Nile and Karamoja Sub-Regions during FY 2021/22 – FY 2023/24,” targeting the four districts of Yumbe, Madi Okollo, Abim, and Nabilatuk.

This study examines primary education financing, enrolment, retention, completion, and key infrastructure and teacher availability trends from FY 2021/22 to FY 2023/24. 

Access to quality primary education is a fundamental pillar for human capital development, yet significant disparities persist in Uganda’s West Nile and Karamoja sub-regions. 

Despite the government’s commitment to Universal Primary Education (UPE), persistent gaps in funding, high pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-classroom ratios, inadequate infrastructure, and low transition rates to secondary education continue to undermine learning outcomes.

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