180 / 220
Literacy rate
Literacy rates as a measure of social
performance indicate that the central
region is doing much better than
the other regions of the country.
Opportunities for employment,
better education and health care
in the region have encouraged in
migration contributing to the growing
human population in the region.
This growth in numbers is putting
immense pressure on the environment
to provide resources for the growing
population.
Source
: UBOS-UNHS 2005/06
Region 1999/2000 2002/2003 2005/2006
Central
77
79
80
Eastern
62
63
64
Northern
47
56
59
Western
67
74
67
Uganda
65
70
69
Literacy rates for the population aged 10 and above
Source
: UBOS-UNHS 2005/06
Literacy rate (%)
Central Eastern Northern Western Uganda
Region
1999/2000
2002/2003
2005/2006
Pupils of Jjanyi Primary School in Wakiso District. NEMA visited the rural UPE (Universal
Primary Education) school during the Schools ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)
planning activities in February 2009.
166
NEMA 2009
Region Male
Female Average
Central
18.8
24.8
21.9
Eastern
9.6
15.9
12.8
Northern
33.8
37.1
35.5
Western
11.5
13.2
12.4
Uganda
21.9
17.9
19.7
Source: UBOS Survey 2008
Literacy rate