Youth literacy in Uganda
In Uganda, 85.2% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
85.2%
Change from 2023
−4.8percentage points
Youth literacy in Uganda over time
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Uganda
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. 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 | 85.2% |
| 2023 | 89.9% |
| 2021 | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 79.8% |
| 2014 | 80.3% |
| 2012 | 83.7% |
| 2010 | 87.4% |
| 2006 | 84.1% |
| 2002 | 80.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.8 percentage points from 89.9% in 2023.
- Since 1991, when it was 69.8%, the figure has changed by +15.3 percentage points.