Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.5978 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda is 0.5978 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 0.5978 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4515 GPIA, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 39th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4861 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.4876 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4515 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4586 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5978 GPIA | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4709 GPIA | 0.4515 GPIA | 0.4876 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5978 GPIA | 0.5978 GPIA | 0.5978 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 upper secondary education or in Uganda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda was 0.5978 GPIA 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 0.5978 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4515 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 40 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 30.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release