Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 84.3% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda peaked at 90.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1991.
That places Uganda 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.2% | — |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 86.0% | 87.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.4% | 89.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 84.3% | 90.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 76 Cameroon 87.6% compare
- 77 Rwanda 87.5% compare
- 78 Timor-Leste 86.4% compare
- 80 Afghanistan 83.4% compare
- 81 Côte d'Ivoire 82.1% compare
- 82 Nigeria 81.3% compare
More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Uganda was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.