Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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