Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.6063 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uganda, 1991–2021
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2196 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.4682 GPIA | +113.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +119.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6638 GPIA | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 0.54 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4973 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4819 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5577 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6367 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6063 GPIA | -4.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.6063 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.459 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.6063 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5184 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.6063 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