Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2991 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda stood at 0.2991 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.2991 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1788 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Uganda 89th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1865 LPIA | 0.1788 LPIA | 0.1941 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2426 LPIA | 0.1848 LPIA | 0.2991 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 86 Pakistan 0.3736 LPIA compare
- 87 Afghanistan 0.3628 LPIA compare
- 88 Guatemala 0.3624 LPIA compare
- 90 Cambodia 0.2941 LPIA compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2927 LPIA compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2869 LPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda was 0.2991 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2991 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1788 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 89th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release