Primary completion rate, male in Uganda
Uganda: Primary completion rate, male was 52.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Uganda, 1982–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 52.7% for primary completion rate, male in 2017.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Uganda peaked at 74.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1986.
Uganda ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 52.8% | — |
| 1986 | 45.4% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 45.4% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 54.1% | 74.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.7% | 59.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Uganda?
- Primary completion rate, male in Uganda was 52.7% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1986.
- How does Uganda rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.