Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uganda

Uganda: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 17.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
17.6%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2016
All-time low
9.1%
in 2002
Years of data
5
2001–2016

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uganda, 2001–2016

051015202001200820162001: 11.1 %2002: 9.1 %2006: 10.4 %2011: 16 %2016: 17.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 17.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 68.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 17.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2002.

That places Uganda 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 9.1% 11.1% 3
2010s 16.8% 16.0% 17.6% 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 28 Togo 21.3% compare
  2. 29 Cambodia 21.2% compare
  3. 30 Sierra Leone 18.9% compare
  4. 32 Rwanda 17.5% compare
  5. 33 Haiti 16.6% compare
  6. 34 Guinea 16.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uganda?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uganda was 17.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2002.
How does Uganda rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Uganda ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 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/