Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1.02 index. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.02 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.82 index, in 1991.
That places Uganda 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.82 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.89 index | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.93 index | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.95 index | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 index | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.96 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9897 index | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.82 index | 0.82 index | 0.82 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.91 index | 0.89 index | 0.93 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9575 index | 0.95 index | 0.97 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9897 index | 1.02 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Montenegro 1.03 index compare
- 4 Namibia 1.03 index compare
- 6 Nicaragua 1.03 index compare
- 7 Bangladesh 1.02 index compare
- 7 Honduras 1.02 index compare
- 7 South Africa 1.02 index compare
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 index in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.