Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both was 13.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda stood at 13.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 13.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.6% | — |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 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 upper secondary education or in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda was 13.1% in 2024, 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 13.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release