Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 4.2% 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
Uganda recorded 4.2% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Uganda peaked at 4.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 98th of 112 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 | 1.8% | — |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +211.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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 (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)
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 4.2% 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 4.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Uganda ranks 98th out of 112 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 73.8%. 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+, total (%) (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.