Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.3185 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.3185 LPIA
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
84th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.3479 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.2133 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
6
2002–2016
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uganda, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.3185 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2016.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.3479 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2133 LPIA, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 84th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2133 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3234 LPIA | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3479 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3474 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3377 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3185 LPIA | -5.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.3185 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2291 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.3185 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2757 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2683 LPIA | 0.2133 LPIA | 0.3234 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3379 LPIA | 0.3185 LPIA | 0.3479 LPIA | 4 |
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 lower secondary education or in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uganda was 0.3185 LPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3479 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2133 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release