Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda
Uganda: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 26.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda, 1976–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2017, lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda stood at 26.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda peaked at 29.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1976.
That places Uganda 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.9% | — |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +142.8% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +51.4% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.3% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.7% | 29.3% | 7 |
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More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uganda was 26.3% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1976.
- How does Uganda rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.