Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.868 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.868 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uganda peaked at 1 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5683 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Uganda 107th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5683 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.697 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +44.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7864 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7612 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7921 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8232 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8134 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8919 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.868 GPIA | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5683 GPIA | 0.5683 GPIA | 0.5683 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.697 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8114 GPIA | 0.7612 GPIA | 0.8919 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.868 GPIA | 0.868 GPIA | 0.868 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uganda?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uganda was 0.868 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5683 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uganda ranks 107th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release