Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda stood at 14.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 121st out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.4% | — |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +106.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.0% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 14.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda was 14.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.