Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6063 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda, 1991β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda stood at 0.6063 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2196 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Uganda 109th out of 127 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2196 GPIA | 0.2196 GPIA | 0.2196 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.4682 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5629 GPIA | 0.4819 GPIA | 0.6638 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6063 GPIA | 0.6063 GPIA | 0.6063 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 0.6063 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 1.03 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2196 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uganda ranks 109th out of 127 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 12.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release