Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6091 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda, 2010β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda stood at 0.6091 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda peaked at 0.6091 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.494 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Uganda 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5186 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 0.5473 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6091 GPIA | 0.6091 GPIA | 0.6091 GPIA | 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 0.6091 GPIA 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 0.6091 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.494 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uganda ranks 36th out of 37 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 11.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release