Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.13 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.13 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
49th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.13 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3391 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda is 1.13 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda peaked at 1.13 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3391 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Uganda 49th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3391 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3534 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3604 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3678 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3786 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3953 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4125 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4243 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4246 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4288 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4393 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4579 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4731 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4804 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4928 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5171 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5453 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5765 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5974 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6143 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6312 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6463 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6572 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6662 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6842 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.702 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7189 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7369 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7564 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7816 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8121 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8407 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8571 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8678 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8911 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9177 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9558 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9757 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9981 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.13 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.13 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.384 modelled data | 0.3391 modelled data | 0.4246 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5008 modelled data | 0.4288 modelled data | 0.5974 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6814 modelled data | 0.6143 modelled data | 0.7564 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8898 modelled data | 0.7816 modelled data | 0.9981 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.13 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Uganda was 1.13 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3391 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Uganda ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, upper 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