Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda

Uganda: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 1.29 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.29 million number
World rank
17th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2018
All-time low
769,628 number
in 2006
Years of data
6
1991–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda, 1991–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1991200420181991: 860.5k number2002: 801.5k number2006: 769.6k number2010: 868.4k number2012: 1.1M number2018: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1.29 million number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda peaked at 1.29 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 769,628 number, in 2006.

Uganda ranks 17th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number) in Uganda, 1991 to 2018.
Year number Change
1991 860,471 number —
2002 801,522 number -6.9%
2006 769,628 number -4.0%
2010 868,440 number +12.8%
2012 1.14 million number +31.1%
2018 1.29 million number +13.6%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 1.29 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.17 million number, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 1.29 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 959,346 number, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 860,471 number 860,471 number 860,471 number 1
2000s 785,575 number 769,628 number 801,522 number 2
2010s 1.10 million number 868,440 number 1.29 million number 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 14 Morocco 1.51 million number compare
  2. 15 Indonesia 1.45 million number compare
  3. 16 Tanzania 1.37 million number compare
  4. 18 Nepal 1.20 million number compare
  5. 19 Mozambique 1.20 million number compare
  6. 20 Madagascar 1.14 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda was 1.29 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 769,628 number in 2006.
How does Uganda rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Uganda ranks 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.