Literacy rate, youth female in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, youth female was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth female in Uganda stood at 85.9%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Uganda peaked at 90.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 80th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.1% | — |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -5.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 85.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 85.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.1%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 76.2% | 81.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 78.2% | 85.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.9% | 90.5% | 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, youth female in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Uganda was 85.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Uganda ranks 80th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.