Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda
Uganda: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 17.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda peaked at 17.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1981.
Uganda ranks 143rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Uganda was 17.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Uganda ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release