Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 10.1% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 125th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +505.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +123.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.4% | 10.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 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 upper secondary in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda was 10.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Uganda ranks 125th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.