Adult literacy rate in Uganda
77.0% of adults in Uganda could read and write in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
77.0%
Change from 2023
−3.5percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Uganda over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.0% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.5 percentage points from 80.5% in 2023.
- Since 1991, when it was 56.1%, the figure has changed by +20.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.2%
2017 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
38.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
21.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
10.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.1%
2013 · UNESCO UIS