Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 70.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uganda peaked at 71.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1991.
That places Uganda 61st out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%) (rate female) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.2% | — |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -2.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 70.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 70.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.1% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 52.8% | 55.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 68.6% | 71.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uganda was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Uganda ranks 61st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release