Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.83 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda stood at 0.83 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda peaked at 0.83 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.59 LPIA, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 37th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.59 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7 LPIA | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.73 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.71 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.71 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.71 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.73 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.83 LPIA | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.59 LPIA | 0.59 LPIA | 0.59 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.715 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.715 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.83 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Uganda was 0.83 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release