Literacy rate, youth male in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, youth male was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 84.3% for literacy rate, youth male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Uganda peaked at 90.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 79th of 95 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 male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.2% | — |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -5.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 84.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.8%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 84.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 86.0% | 87.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.4% | 89.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 84.3% | 90.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 76 Cameroon 87.6% compare
- 77 Rwanda 87.5% compare
- 78 Timor-Leste 86.4% compare
- 80 Afghanistan 83.4% compare
- 81 Côte d'Ivoire 82.1% compare
- 82 Nigeria 81.3% compare
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 male in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Uganda was 84.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 male (% of males 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.