Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 18.3% 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 18.3%.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda peaked at 18.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 124th out of 140 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 | 10.7% | — |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +80.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda was 18.3% 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 18.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 140 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 69.3%. 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+, male (%) (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.