Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2576 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2576 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda peaked at 0.2576 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1211 LPIA, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 73rd of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1624 LPIA | 0.1297 LPIA | 0.1952 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1713 LPIA | 0.1211 LPIA | 0.2528 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2576 LPIA | 0.2576 LPIA | 0.2576 LPIA | 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)
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda was 0.2576 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2576 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1211 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uganda ranks 73rd out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release