Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 29.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda is 29.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda peaked at 33.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 119th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.0% | — |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 16.3% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 25.3% | 33.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 165,396 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uganda was 29.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Uganda ranks 119th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.