Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6409 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.6409 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda peaked at 0.6409 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4819 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Uganda 92nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4819 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5659 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6367 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6409 GPIA | +0.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.6409 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4194 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.6409 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5485 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5562 GPIA | 0.4819 GPIA | 0.6367 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda was 0.6409 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6409 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4819 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 92nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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