Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.5753 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda stood at 0.5753 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 0.5753 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3967 LPIA, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 90th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3967 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.441 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4999 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4506 LPIA | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.551 LPIA | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.533 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5753 LPIA | +7.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5753 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3316 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5753 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5643 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4189 LPIA | 0.3967 LPIA | 0.441 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5219 LPIA | 0.4506 LPIA | 0.5753 LPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda was 0.5753 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5753 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3967 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 90th out of 100 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 primary 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