Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.5653 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda is 0.5653 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uganda peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.289 GPIA, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.5107 GPIA | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5318 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4859 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.289 GPIA | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3809 GPIA | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4711 GPIA | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5238 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4962 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5653 GPIA | +13.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5653 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3972 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5653 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5412 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4562 GPIA | 0.289 GPIA | 0.5318 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5307 GPIA | 0.4962 GPIA | 0.5653 GPIA | 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 0.5653 GPIA 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 1.16 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.289 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uganda ranks 95th out of 108 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 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release