Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3666 index, in 1981.
That places Uganda 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3666 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3805 index | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3923 index | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3974 index | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4068 index | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4147 index | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4242 index | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.434 index | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4468 index | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4657 index | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4928 index | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5115 index | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5276 index | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5481 index | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5715 index | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5926 index | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6121 index | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6298 index | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6454 index | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6591 index | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6751 index | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6952 index | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7138 index | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.731 index | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7554 index | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7923 index | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8247 index | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8578 index | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8781 index | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8829 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8646 index | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8561 index | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8584 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8665 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8759 index | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8851 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9034 index | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9217 index | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9402 index | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9538 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9692 index | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9859 index | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.03 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.03 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.407 index | 0.3666 index | 0.4468 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5597 index | 0.4657 index | 0.6454 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7583 index | 0.6591 index | 0.8781 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8855 index | 0.8561 index | 0.9402 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 index | 0.9538 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3666 index in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.