Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.12 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.12 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
50th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.12 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.1762 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.12 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda peaked at 1.12 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1762 modelled data, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 50th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1762 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.1922 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.216 modelled data | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2472 modelled data | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2877 modelled data | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.331 modelled data | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3715 modelled data | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4171 modelled data | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4632 modelled data | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.498 modelled data | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5229 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5296 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5282 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.538 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5834 modelled data | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6328 modelled data | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6818 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7097 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7432 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7793 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8165 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8489 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8702 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8891 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9028 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.913 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9136 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9092 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9044 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9105 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9208 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.929 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9272 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9408 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9701 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9942 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3002 modelled data | 0.1762 modelled data | 0.4632 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5968 modelled data | 0.498 modelled data | 0.7432 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8747 modelled data | 0.7793 modelled data | 0.9136 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9684 modelled data | 0.9105 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda was 1.12 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1762 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Rwanda ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release