Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 12.6% 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 12.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Uganda peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 87th of 110 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 | 6.5% | — |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.5% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
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 12.6% 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 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Uganda ranks 87th out of 110 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 92.6%. 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+, total (%) (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.