4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Uganda
Uganda: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 33.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Uganda, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Uganda is 33.7, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Uganda peaked at 33.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2001.
That places Uganda 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +46.7% |
| 2008 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 33.7 | +2.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33.7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.2, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +46.7% | 15 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5 | 14 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4 | 23 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Uganda?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Uganda was 33.7 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Uganda ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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