Completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda

Uganda: Completion rate, primary education, female was 45.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.3%
World rank
39th
of 42 countries
All-time high
45.3%
in 2016
All-time low
32.6%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2001–2016

Completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda, 2001–2016

010203040502001200820162001: 39.9 %2002: 37.8 %2006: 32.6 %2011: 43.2 %2016: 45.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda stood at 45.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 45.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2006.

Uganda ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.8% 32.6% 39.9% 3
2010s 44.2% 43.2% 45.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 36 Ethiopia 52.3% compare
  2. 37 Malawi 51.7% compare
  3. 38 Senegal 51.5% compare
  4. 40 Benin 44.1% compare
  5. 41 Mali 42.3% compare
  6. 42 Guinea 39.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda?
Completion rate, primary education, female in Uganda was 45.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2006.
How does Uganda rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
Uganda ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/