Literacy rate in Uganda in 2024 — 77.04%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 29. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 20.93 pp.
1991–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.04 | −3.47 pp |
| 2023 | 80.51 | — |
| 2021 | 79.05 | — |
| 2016 | 69.1 | — |
| 2014 | 68.51 | — |
| 2012 | 70.2 | — |
| 2010 | 73.21 | — |
| 2006 | 71.37 | — |
| 2002 | 68.14 | — |
| 1991 | 56.11 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Uganda
77.04
Zambia
71.77
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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