Uganda: Address Rising Rate of Unemployment

editorial

The National Planning Authority (NPA) released figures on unemployment last week which were worrying. Out of 700,000 people who join the job market every year, only 90,000 find employment, and of these, 20 per cent are underemployed. These figures are indeed alarming and pose many questions.

The government has for the last so many years provided free primary and secondary education. Universal Primary Education started in 1997 while Universal Secondary Education started 10 years later in 2007. Despite the challenges these programmes have faced, it is clear that education is now more affordable for many more people.

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