Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.9213 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda stood at 0.9213 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda peaked at 0.9213 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3058 GPIA, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 101st of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3058 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.8228 GPIA | +169.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8626 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8584 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8948 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8844 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8875 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8983 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8974 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9044 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9148 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9213 GPIA | +0.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.9213 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7015 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.9213 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8474 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3058 GPIA | 0.3058 GPIA | 0.3058 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8684 GPIA | 0.8228 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9072 GPIA | 0.8974 GPIA | 0.9213 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda was 0.9213 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9213 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3058 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Rwanda ranks 101st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release