Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 16.3% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda is 16.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda peaked at 16.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 124th out of 142 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.5% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Rwanda was 16.3% 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 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 142 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 92.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.