Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 9.5% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda, 1991β2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda is 9.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uganda peaked at 11.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 103rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (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 9.5% 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 11.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 103rd 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 45.1%. 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+, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.