Australia vs Rwanda: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
17.9%
in 2024
Rwanda
32.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Rwanda rank
16th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 32.7% against 17.9% in Australia, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Rwanda ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 16th of 83 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 100.0% | 96.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 18.3% | 4.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in, Australia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 32.7% against 17.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Australia and Rwanda?
- 14.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Rwanda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Rwanda rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 16th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release