Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.7497 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7497 GPIA
World rank
118th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.9838 GPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.5428 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
8
2002–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002–2024
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 118th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5428 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9838 GPIA | +81.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7232 GPIA | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5631 GPIA | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5656 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6452 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6879 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7497 GPIA | +9.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7497 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5931 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7497 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.7497 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 118th out of 134 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