Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uganda
Uganda: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 106.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 106.2% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uganda peaked at 136.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 59th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 36.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 48.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 65.5% | 129.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.0% | 119.3% | 136.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.2% | 104.2% | 121.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 56 Palau 106.9% compare
- 57 Bangladesh 106.5% compare
- 58 Vietnam 106.3% compare
- 60 Reunion 106.1% compare
- 61 Montenegro 106.1% compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 105.6% compare
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uganda?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Uganda was 106.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 136.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.