Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda stood at 3.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 176.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda peaked at 3.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 96th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +250.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +57.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.07 % change on previous year (1995)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 462,967 (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 65.47 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 407,232 (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 48.45 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 608,973 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda was 3.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Uganda ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.