Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Uganda
Uganda: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 83.06 % in 2016. ▼ Falling
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Uganda, 2002–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Uganda stood at 83.06 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Uganda peaked at 89.54 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 83.06 %, in 2016.
That places Uganda 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87.46 % | — |
| 2006 | 86.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.54 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 83.92 % | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 83.35 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.06 % | -0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 83.06 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.98 %, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 83.06 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.98 %, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.22 % | 86.97 % | 87.46 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.97 % | 83.06 % | 89.54 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 399,794 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Uganda?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Uganda was 83.06 % in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 89.54 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.06 % in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Uganda ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.