Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 39.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 38th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.8% | — |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 28.6% | 33.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 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 39.6% 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 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 38 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 17.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release