Uganda's adult literacy rose from 56.1 % in 1991 to 77.0 % in 2024.
Uganda's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 73.0 % in 1987 to 106.2 % in 2017.
Uganda · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Uganda's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 69.8 % in 1991 to 85.2 % in 2024.
Uganda's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 3.5 % in 1970 to 24.1 % in 2007.
Uganda's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.6 % in 1978 to 4.6 % in 2014.
Uganda's children out of school, primary fell from 1.7M in 1979 to 310,010 in 2013.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.7 pts131st of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.2 pts70th of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −1.0 pts73rd of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs143rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs117th of 145
- Learning poverty6th of 12*
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts138th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.3 pts137th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.1 %127th of 135
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