Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 education or higher 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
- 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 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