Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 17.0% 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 17.0% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda peaked at 18.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 127th of 140 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 | 3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +193.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.4% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uganda was 17.0% 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 18.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 140 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 15.2%. 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 upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.