ED UBOS Ben Mungereza at dissemination of results of the Survey, UBOS CONFERENCE HALL.

Uganda has had a tremendous improvement in education between 2008 and 2015, the National service delivery survey has revealed. According to this survey that was conducted in 2015 by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the percentage of pupils aged between 6-12 in primary school stands at 91% compared to  82% in 2008.

In the health sector, the numbers of people falling sick have dropped from 36% in 2008 to 26 % in 2015, while malaria is still a major cause of illness in Uganda and it registered an increase from 45% in 2008, to 58% in 2015. In terms of the household conditions, the survey showed that 73% of Ugandans have iron sheet roofed houses, and there is a tremendous increase in number of people using electricity as a source of energy from 10% in 2008 to 26 %in 2015.

While releasing the report, the Executive director Uganda Bureau of Statistics Ben Mungereza said that the finds show an improvement in service delivery, though some areas are still lacking.