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. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.13 index
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
49th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.13 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.3391 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1981–2025

0.40.60.811.21981200320251981: 0.339 index1982: 0.353 index1983: 0.36 index1984: 0.368 index1985: 0.379 index1986: 0.395 index1987: 0.412 index1988: 0.424 index1989: 0.425 index1990: 0.429 index1991: 0.439 index1992: 0.458 index1993: 0.473 index1994: 0.48 index1995: 0.493 index1996: 0.517 index1997: 0.545 index1998: 0.576 index1999: 0.597 index2000: 0.614 index2001: 0.631 index2002: 0.646 index2003: 0.657 index2004: 0.666 index2005: 0.684 index2006: 0.702 index2007: 0.719 index2008: 0.737 index2009: 0.756 index2010: 0.782 index2011: 0.812 index2012: 0.841 index2013: 0.857 index2014: 0.868 index2015: 0.891 index2016: 0.918 index2017: 0.956 index2018: 0.976 index2019: 0.998 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1.1 index2023: 1.1 index2024: 1.1 index2025: 1.1 index

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Nauru 1.14 index compare
  2. 47 Denmark 1.13 index compare
  3. 48 Malta 1.13 index compare
  4. 50 Rwanda 1.12 index compare
  5. 51 Trinidad and Tobago 1.12 index compare
  6. 52 Haiti 1.12 index compare

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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

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.