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% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 30.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.2, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 30.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +100.0% | 6 | 12 |
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 Cote 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (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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