Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.02 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPI, in 1991.
That places Uganda 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.82 GPI | — |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPI | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.95 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9897 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.82 GPI | 0.82 GPI | 0.82 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.91 GPI | 0.89 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9575 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9897 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Montenegro 1.03 GPI compare
- 4 Namibia 1.03 GPI compare
- 6 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare
- 7 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
- 7 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
- 7 South Africa 1.02 GPI compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Uganda was 1.02 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPI in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.