Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Uganda
Uganda: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.82 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Uganda, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.82 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Uganda peaked at 0.82 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.52 LPIA, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 35th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.52 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.66 LPIA | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.69 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.69 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.69 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.67 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.82 LPIA | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.52 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.675 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6875 LPIA | 0.67 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 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, female, adjusted location in Uganda?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Uganda was 0.82 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release