Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.32 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1.32 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.32 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5413 index, in 1981.
That places Uganda 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6262 index | 0.5413 index | 0.7146 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7732 index | 0.7238 index | 0.8652 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 index | 0.8968 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.19 index | 1.26 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 index | 1.27 index | 1.32 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Uganda
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.32 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5413 index in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.