Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 11.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda, 1991–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 11.9% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2021.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda peaked at 13.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.
That places Uganda 98th out of 129 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +681.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.6% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1106 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.40 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1094 units per person (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda was 11.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 98th out of 129 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.