Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 20.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda, 2001–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 20.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda peaked at 20.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2001.
Uganda ranks 72nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.3% | — |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +61.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uganda was 20.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release