Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda is 1.02, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda peaked at 1.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.89, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 4th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.89 | — |
| 2006 | 0.93 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9575 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda was 1.02 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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