Primary completion (UIS) in Uganda
In Uganda, 38.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
38.7%
Change from 2016
−5.0percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Uganda over time
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Uganda
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary 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 | 38.7% |
| 2016 | 43.7% |
| 2011 | 39.4% |
| 2006 | 30.4% |
| 2002 | 36.2% |
| 2001 | 39.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 43.7% in 2016, a change of −5.0 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 39.5%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
More for Uganda
All statistics for Uganda
Lower secondary completion
21.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
53.3%
2017 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
10.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.1%
2013 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
75.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2008 · UNESCO UIS