4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda
Rwanda: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 30.05 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 30.05 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda peaked at 30.05 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
Rwanda ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.05 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.05 | 30.05 | 30.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 145 Côte d'Ivoire 31 compare
- 146 Madagascar 30.3 compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 30.1 compare
- 149 Benin 29.1 compare
- 150 Senegal 28.4 compare
- 151 Ethiopia 27.2 compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Rwanda was 30.05 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Rwanda ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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