Uganda vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity

Uganda
0.9 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
0.97 GPIA
in 2024
Uganda rank
55th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
56th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Uganda
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 0.97 GPIA against 0.9 GPIA in Uganda, a difference of 0.07 GPIA.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 56th of 88 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.66 GPIA 0.85 GPIA 0.19 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 0.755 GPIA 0.93 GPIA 0.175 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 0.79 GPIA 0.9575 GPIA 0.1675 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 0.8847 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 0.0853 GPIA WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, Uganda or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 0.97 GPIA against 0.9 GPIA in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.07 GPIA, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Uganda ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release