Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7497 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.7497 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 0.9838 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5428 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Uganda 117th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7633 GPIA | 0.5428 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.637 GPIA | 0.5631 GPIA | 0.7232 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7497 GPIA | 0.7497 GPIA | 0.7497 GPIA | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (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 0.7497 GPIA in 2024, 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 0.9838 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5428 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 117th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release