Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 20.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda, 1978–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda is 20.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1978.
That places Rwanda 125th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.4% | — |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +354.8% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 71,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda was 20.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Rwanda ranks 125th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.