Literacy rate, youth total in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy rate, youth total was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth total in Uganda is 85.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Uganda peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 76th 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 total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.8% | — |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.8% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 79.8% | 87.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 85.2% | 89.9% | 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 total in Uganda?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Uganda was 85.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Uganda ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 total (% of people 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.