Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 8.3% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda, 2011β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 8.3% 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 28.3% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Uganda peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2014.
That places Uganda 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 53 Republic of Moldova 10.0% compare
- 54 India 9.8% compare
- 55 Bulgaria 8.8% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 7.3%
- 58 Panama 7.1% compare
- 59 Colombia 6.9%
More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (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 8.3% 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 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 56th out of 79 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 88.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release