Planning Equitable Access to Education Infrastructure in Uganda
The GDA Transport & Infrastructure activity, together with the World Bank, used EO-based geospatial analysis to identify education access gaps and guide where new schools in Uganda would have the greatest impact.
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In 2024, many children in Uganda were still out of school, with major gaps in both access and school capacity. The Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP) plans to respond by building 116 new secondary schools and expanding 61 existing ones.
To support this, the GDA Transport & Infrastructure activity working with the World Bank, used geospatial analysis and Earth Observation data combined with population distribution, transport networks, and school catchment areas to identify where new schools would have the greatest impact. High-resolution settlement data helped show where school-age populations are concentrated and how far children need to travel, particularly in rural areas where walking is the main mode of transport.
A closer look at Yumbe District showed clear overcrowding in urban centres like Yumbe Town Council, while some rural sub-counties had spare capacity but poor accessibility. The southeast of the district stood out as particularly underserved, with long travel times and weak road access limiting school attendance.
Find out more about this Case Study on the GDA Impact Sphere: Planning equitable access to education infrastructure