Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location 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.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1297 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1952 LPIA | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1435 LPIA | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1699 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.169 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1211 LPIA | -28.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2528 LPIA | +108.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2576 LPIA | +1.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2576 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2512 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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