Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda stood at 1.13 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.13 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3391 index, in 1981.
That places Uganda 49th 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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3391 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3534 index | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3604 index | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3678 index | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3786 index | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3953 index | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4125 index | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4243 index | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4246 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4288 index | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4393 index | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4579 index | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4731 index | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4804 index | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4928 index | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5171 index | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5453 index | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5765 index | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5974 index | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6143 index | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6312 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6463 index | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6572 index | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6662 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6842 index | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.702 index | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7189 index | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7369 index | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7564 index | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7816 index | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8121 index | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8407 index | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8571 index | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8678 index | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8911 index | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9177 index | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9558 index | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9757 index | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9981 index | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.13 index | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.13 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.13 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.384 index | 0.3391 index | 0.4246 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5008 index | 0.4288 index | 0.5974 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6814 index | 0.6143 index | 0.7564 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8898 index | 0.7816 index | 0.9981 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.02 index | 1.13 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.13 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3391 index in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 49th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.