Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Uganda

Primary completion rate in Uganda in 2017 — 53.31%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 134. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 16.16 pp.

2017 53.31% −1.72 pp vs 2016
World rank 131of 134
Period maximum 73.85%2009
Period minimum 36.09%1986

Trend over time

1975–2017 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Uganda, 1975–20173040506070801975198019851990199520002005201020151975: 37.15%1976: 37.29%1979: 39.25%1982: 39.3%1986: 36.09%2001: 59.39%2002: 61.52%2003: 61.08%2004: 57.91%2005: 56.53%2007: 51.87%2008: 56.4%2009: 73.85%2010: 55.98%2011: 54.36%2012: 55.51%2013: 55.79%2014: 59.43%2016: 55.04%2017: 53.31%
Change over the period: +16.16 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uganda

Uganda 53.31%
World 88.2%
Primary completion rate — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 53.31 −1.72 pp
2016 55.04
2014 59.43 +3.64 pp
2013 55.79 +0.28 pp
2012 55.51 +1.15 pp
2011 54.36 −1.62 pp
2010 55.98 −17.87 pp
2009 73.85 +17.45 pp
2008 56.4 +4.53 pp
2007 51.87
2005 56.53 −1.38 pp
2004 57.91 −3.17 pp
2003 61.08 −0.44 pp
2002 61.52 +2.13 pp
2001 59.39
1986 36.09
1982 39.3
1979 39.25
1976 37.29 +0.14 pp
1975 37.15

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.