Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.03 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.03 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
71st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3666 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3666 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3805 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3923 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3974 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4068 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4147 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4242 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.434 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4468 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4657 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4928 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5115 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5276 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5481 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5715 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5926 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6121 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6298 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6454 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6591 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6751 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6952 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7138 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.731 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7554 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7923 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8247 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8578 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8781 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8829 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8646 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8561 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8584 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8665 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8759 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8851 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9034 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9217 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9402 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9538 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9692 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9859 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.03 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.03 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release