Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 29.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda is 29.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda peaked at 29.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1981.
That places Uganda 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.7% | — |
| 1982 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda was 29.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Uganda ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release