Nepal vs Rwanda: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Nepal
128.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
149.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
6th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 149.6% against 128.6% in Nepal, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nepal ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.9% | 70.0% | 10.9% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 111.3% | 75.0% | 36.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 119.7% | 137.1% | 17.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 143.6% | 142.2% | 1.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 123.1% | 150.3% | 27.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 149.6% against 128.6% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 21.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Nepal ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.