Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 42.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda stood at 42.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 42.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 86th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.6% | — |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +21.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 42.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.8%, 2.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 42.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 25.0% | 42.4% | 6 |
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 42.4% 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 42.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 101 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 46.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release