Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 18.0% 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 18.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 124th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.3% | — |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +438.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
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 completed lower secondary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Rwanda was 18.0% 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 18.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 134 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 47.4%. 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+, total (%) (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.