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.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda

Name: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Uganda
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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

1991–2018

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

14 Morocco 1.51 million number compare
15 Indonesia 1.45 million number compare
16 Tanzania 1.37 million number compare
18 Nepal 1.20 million number compare
19 Mozambique 1.20 million number compare
20 Madagascar 1.14 million number compare

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More reference data data for Uganda

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,188 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,212 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,361 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 7,858 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 9,804 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 23.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.