Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Uganda
Uganda: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Uganda stood at 73.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Uganda peaked at 75.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 60th of 89 countries on this measure, 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, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.8% | — |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 58.9% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 61.0% | 64.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.5% | 75.6% | 3 |
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 in Uganda?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Uganda was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Uganda ranks 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release