Education · UBOS, UNEB and Ministry of Education data
1 in 4 primary-age children is not in school
26% of children aged 6–12 were not in school at the 2024 census; in Amudat it was 86%. See every district on the map →
Children 6–12 out of school
26%
Census 2024
Teens 13–17 out of school
34%
Census 2024
Literacy, age 10+
74%
2024
PLE Division I, 2023
12%
of 736,931 candidates
736,931 pupils sat PLE in 2023. 88% passed, but only 12% got Division I and 12% were ungraded.
PLE results, 2023
Candidates by division
| Candidates | |
|---|---|
| Division I | 86,582 |
| Division II | 336,507 |
| Division III | 156,290 |
| Division IV | 69,283 |
| Ungraded (U) | 88,269 |
Who can read and write?
% of people aged 10 and over
- Men
- Women
- Everyone
| Month | Men | Women | Everyone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | – | 74% |
| 2019/20 | 81% | 72% | 76% |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 70% | 73% |
| 2015 | 77% | 66% | 71% |
| 2014 | 77% | 68% | 72% |
| 2012/13 | 76% | 64% | 69% |
How far do children get?
Completion rates compare the number of pupils finishing a class with the number of children of that age. These are the latest UBOS figures, from 2017.
Finishing primary and secondary school
Completion and transition rates, %, 2013–2017
- P.7 Completion rate
- Transition rate to S1
- S.4 Completion rate
- Transition rate to S5
| Month | P.7 Completion rate | Transition rate to S1 | S.4 Completion rate | Transition rate to S5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 60% | 61% | 35% | 25% |
| 2016 | 62% | 65% | 38% | 30% |
| 2015 | 62% | 63% | 36% | 25% |
| 2014 | 72% | 71% | 36% | 30% |
| 2013 | 67% | 72% | 35% | 32% |
Are children learning?
% of pupils at the expected level (NAPE tests), 2013–2016
- Reading, P.3
- Reading, P.6
- Maths, P.3
- Maths, P.6
| Month | Reading, P.3 | Reading, P.6 | Maths, P.3 | Maths, P.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | – | – | 73% | 39% |
| 2015 | 60% | 52% | 70% | 41% |
| 2014 | 64% | 38% | 70% | 45% |
| 2013 | 56% | 40% | 63% | 46% |
Students sitting UCE (S.4)
Candidates who sat the exam (no 2021 exam listed)
| Year | Sat UCE |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 361,695 |
| 2022 | 345,695 |
| 2020 | 330,592 |
| 2019 | 333,060 |
| 2018 | 320,119 |
UACE (S.6) results, 2023
% of candidates by number of principal passes (3 passes: 47.9%, up from 43.5% in 2022)
| % of candidates | |
|---|---|
| 3P | 47.9% |
| 2P | 25.8% |
| 1P | 17.0% |
| 1S | 8.4% |
| F | 0.9% |
About these numbers
- UBOS’s files “Primary school enrolment by class and sex 2011–2017” and “Secondary school enrolment…” currently contain the NAPE test-score table instead of enrolment, so enrolment by class is not shown.
- UBOS’s “Key Primary Education Indicators, 2013–2017” file contains pre-primary (nursery) figures, so it is not used.
- The 2024 literacy figure comes from the census; earlier figures come from household surveys, so small changes between them may reflect method rather than a real change.
- UBOS’s 2024 literacy figures by sex are misaligned in the source table, so only the overall 2024 figure is shown.
- In the PLE 2023 table the percentage column is 100 for every row, so we use the candidate numbers.
- Several of UBOS’s education tables stop at 2017. They are shown with their years so you can judge how current they are.
Where this comes from
- Literacy Rate for population aged 10 years and above by residence, 2012-13-2024
- Primary Leaving Examination indicators 2023
- UCE Registration over the Last Five Years (2018-2023)
- General UACE Performance in 2023 compared to 2022
- P.7 completion and Transition rates to S.1 by years 2013_2017
- S4 completion and Transition rates to S5
- NAPE Competence Scores for Primary by class P.3_P.6