Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 9.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda, 2011–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda is 9.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda peaked at 9.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 90th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.7% | — |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda was 9.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Uganda ranks 90th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.