Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Uganda
Uganda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uganda peaked at 18.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 127th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +193.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 17.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 17.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.5%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.4% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 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 17.0% 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 18.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uganda ranks 127th out of 140 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 15.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release