Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda stood at 80.9%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda peaked at 85.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1991.
That places Uganda 64th 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, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.2% | — |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.7% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.1% | 80.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 85.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 407,232 (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 48.45 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 608,973 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 165,396 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Uganda was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Uganda ranks 64th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release