Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 42.4% in 2019. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002β2019
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.
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
- 83 Bangladesh 50.2% compare
- 84 El Salvador 46.9% compare
- 85 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.7% compare
- 87 Tunisia 41.3% compare
- 88 Cambodia 40.3% compare
- 89 Guatemala 40.2% compare
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 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