Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2391 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda is 0.2391 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.2391 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1243 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Uganda 90th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1536 LPIA | 0.1243 LPIA | 0.183 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1776 LPIA | 0.1415 LPIA | 0.2391 LPIA | 5 |
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)
- 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 0.2391 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 0.2391 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 90th out of 103 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 30.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release