4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Uganda
Uganda: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) was 40.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Uganda, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Uganda is 40.2, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Uganda peaked at 44 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2006.
Uganda ranks 157th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 primary education (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 41 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 40.2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 52.5, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 40.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary 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 | +36.7% | 30 | 41 |
| 2006 | -25.0% | 40 | 30 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2 | 30 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3 | 39 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 154 Mauritania 46.1 compare
- 155 Haiti 46 compare
- 156 Somalia 41.18 compare
- 158 Niger 40.1 compare
- 159 Mozambique 39.4 compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 34.8 compare
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 primary education in Uganda?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Uganda was 40.2 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2016.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Uganda ranks 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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