Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda
Uganda: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda, 1985–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8246 GPIA, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9412 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.987 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9639 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8246 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8965 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9887 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9095 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9884 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9736 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9671 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9904 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.937 GPIA | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Uganda was 1.01 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8246 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Uganda ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release