Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.93 ratio in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda is 0.93 ratio, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda peaked at 0.93 ratio in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.85 ratio, in 2014.
That places Uganda 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.86 ratio | — |
| 2006 | 0.89 ratio | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.91 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9 ratio | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.85 ratio | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.88 ratio | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.93 ratio | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.875 ratio | 0.86 ratio | 0.89 ratio | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.885 ratio | 0.85 ratio | 0.91 ratio | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.93 ratio | 0.93 ratio | 0.93 ratio | 1 |
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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Uganda was 0.93 ratio in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 ratio in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 ratio in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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