Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate male) in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) (rate 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 (%) (rate 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% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 80.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.3%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 80.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
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, 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