Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.344 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 0.344 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.344 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2061 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Uganda 90th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2204 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.2061 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2798 LPIA | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2963 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3123 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.344 LPIA | +10.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.344 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2191 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.344 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2678 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2132 LPIA | 0.2061 LPIA | 0.2204 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2882 LPIA | 0.2087 LPIA | 0.344 LPIA | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda was 0.344 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 0.344 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2061 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 90th 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 66.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release