Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.32 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.32 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.32 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5413 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1.32 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.32 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5413 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Uganda 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5413 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5567 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5763 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.597 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6241 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6501 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6764 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.699 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7146 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7238 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7287 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7363 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7429 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7534 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7651 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7789 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8028 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8343 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8652 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8968 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9351 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9751 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.26 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.32 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.32 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6262 modelled data | 0.5413 modelled data | 0.7146 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7732 modelled data | 0.7238 modelled data | 0.8652 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 0.8968 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 modelled data | 1.27 modelled data | 1.32 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.32 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5413 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, primary 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