Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda is 3.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 176.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda peaked at 3.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 96th of 109 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +250.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +57.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uganda ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.9%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release