Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6081 GPIA in 2019. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.6081 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2019.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 0.9529 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4769 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Uganda 89th out of 100 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.4895 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5765 GPIA | 0.4769 GPIA | 0.6555 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 primary education or higher in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda was 0.6081 GPIA 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 0.9529 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4769 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 89th 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 down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release