Uganda Literacy Rate 1991-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Uganda literacy rate for 2022 was 80.59%, a 4.06% increase from 2018.
- Uganda literacy rate for 2018 was 76.53%, a 6.33% increase from 2012.
- Uganda literacy rate for 2012 was 70.20%, a 3.01% decline from 2010.
- Uganda literacy rate for 2010 was 73.21%, a 1.84% increase from 2006.
| Uganda Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
80.59% |
4.06% |
| 2018 |
76.53% |
6.33% |
| 2012 |
70.20% |
-3.01% |
| 2010 |
73.21% |
1.84% |
| 2006 |
71.37% |
3.23% |
| 2002 |
68.14% |
12.04% |
| 1991 |
56.11% |
12.04% |
