Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda stood at 1.03 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3666 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Uganda 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.407 modelled data | 0.3666 modelled data | 0.4468 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5597 modelled data | 0.4657 modelled data | 0.6454 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7583 modelled data | 0.6591 modelled data | 0.8781 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8855 modelled data | 0.8561 modelled data | 0.9402 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 modelled data | 0.9538 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda was 1.03 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3666 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Uganda ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release