Lower secondary completion in Uganda
In Uganda, 21.3% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
21.3%
Change from 2016
−4.9percentage points
Lower secondary completion in Uganda over time
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Uganda
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% |
| 2011 | 23.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% |
| 2002 | 14.4% |
| 2001 | 13.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 26.3% in 2016, a change of −4.9 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 13.7%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Primary completion (UIS)
38.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
10.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
4.1%
2013 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
75.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2008 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
95.9%
2013 · UNESCO UIS