Primary school completion rate in Uganda
The primary completion rate in Uganda was 53.3% in 2017. The value for 2017 is the lowest since 2007.
The latest value for Uganda is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Uganda, 2017
53.3%
Change from 2016
−1.7percentage points
World, 2017
88.2%
Primary school completion rate in Uganda over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 55.0% in 2016.
- Since 2005, when it was 56.5%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 88.2%.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.2%
2017 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
24.1%
2007 · 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