Primary completion rate, total in Uganda
Uganda: Primary completion rate, total was 53.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Uganda is 53.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Uganda peaked at 73.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1986.
Uganda ranks 179th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.9% | 37.1% | 39.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 36.1% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 51.9% | 73.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.3% | 59.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More aid effectiveness data for Uganda
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 7.66 million current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 46.38 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 2.26 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 4.7% (2023)
- Net ODA received 20.3% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 2.26 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 2.26 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 2.26 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 7.34 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 16.63 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Uganda?
- Primary completion rate, total in Uganda was 53.3% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1986.
- How does Uganda rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.