Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda
Uganda: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda stood at 0.9 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda peaked at 0.9 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.66 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Uganda 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.66 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.75 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.78 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8742 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.66 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.755 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.79 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8847 GPIA | 0.8742 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 52 Peru 0.93 GPIA compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9174 GPIA compare
- 54 Cape Verde 0.91 GPIA compare
- 55 Guatemala 0.9 GPIA compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 0.9 GPIA compare
- 58 Ghana 0.89 GPIA compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 0.89 GPIA compare
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Uganda was 0.9 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Uganda ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release