Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 52.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda is 52.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uganda peaked at 62.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2008.
That places Uganda 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.2% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 42.3% | 62.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 121 Malawi 57.7% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 57.7% compare
- 123 Cambodia 57.0% compare
- 125 Rwanda 47.7% compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 44.8% compare
- 127 Mozambique, Republic of 41.6% 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 52.3% 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 62.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uganda ranks 124th 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 23.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release