Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 35.5% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda peaked at 35.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 17.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 28.9% | 35.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 146 Benin 38.3% compare
- 147 Niger 38.2% compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 36.9% compare
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.2% compare
- 151 Burundi 33.7% compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 32.3% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Rwanda was 35.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Rwanda ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release