Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 6.5% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 183.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 90th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +154.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +45.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +77.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Rwanda was 6.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Rwanda ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.