Share of the population with at least some formal education in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 94.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Uganda, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 94.3% for share of the population with at least some formal education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Uganda peaked at 94.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1870.
Uganda ranks 69th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1940s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 21.5% | 20.2% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 28.4% | 25.5% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 39.6% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 49.9% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 64.9% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 76.9% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 91.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Uganda?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Uganda was 94.3% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1870.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Uganda ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.