Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda
Uganda: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.87 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda stood at 0.87 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda peaked at 0.87 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.63 LPIA, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.63 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.74 LPIA | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.78 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.78 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.78 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.76 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.78 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.87 LPIA | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.76 LPIA | 0.74 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.775 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Uganda was 0.87 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release