Graduate of Official Statistics can work in both Government and Private Sector. Both central government (MDAs) and local governments’ bodies have statistics and planning departments that make use of statisticians. Government agencies such as central bank, tax authority, port authority, energy regulatory authority etc.  have statistics department as well. International and national non-profit organizations employ statisticians as monitoring and evaluation officers for the projects they carry out in countries they work in. Other statisticians work in the National Statistical Office, these are responsible for the population censuses, economic census and agricultural censures as well as surveys which are smaller undertakings than the census. Some statisticians work in statistical departments of regional integration bodies as EAC, and SADC.

Can Official Statistician employ himself or herself?

Statistics is a discipline mainly concerned with designing experiments; data collection; data processing, analysis and interpretations to aid understanding; report writing and dissemination. Therefore, graduate of official statistics can employ himself or herself as an independent researcher, data analyst, etc. in any sector of interest.

HOLDERS OF FORM 6 (ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION) AND OFP PROGRAMME                                                           

Two principal passes in the following subjects: Advanced Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy, Agriculture, Geography, Economics, Computers, Commerce, Business Studies and Computer Science. If one of the principal passes is not in Advanced Mathematics, a Subsidiary pass in Basic Applied Mathematics or a minimum of ‘’D’’ grade in Mathematics at O-Level is required or Foundation Programme of the OUT with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

HOLDERS OF ORDINARY DIPLOMA/EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma or Full Technician Certificate (FTC) in Statistics, Computing and Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Transport Finance, Taxation, Banking and Finance, Custom and Tax Administration, Business Information Technology, Procurement, Insurance and Risk Management, Business Management, Business Administration, Development Planning, Community Development, Engineering, Education (Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Information and Communication Technology, Geography or Agriculture), Science and Technology, Health related programmes or Economics with an average of “B’’ or a minimum GPA of 3.0