Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.2433 LPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uganda, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2433 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.304 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.15 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Uganda 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.15 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.304 LPIA | +102.6% |
| 2010 | 0.283 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2455 LPIA | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2302 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 LPIA | +5.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2433 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1836 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.2433 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2328 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.227 LPIA | 0.15 LPIA | 0.304 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2505 LPIA | 0.2302 LPIA | 0.283 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 0.2433 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 0.304 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 83rd 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 20.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release