Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.882 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda stood at 0.882 LPIA.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda peaked at 0.8823 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7594 LPIA, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 73rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7594 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8321 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8095 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8413 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8434 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8413 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8413 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8712 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8467 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8823 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.882 LPIA | -0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.882 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5046 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.882 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.812 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8212 LPIA | 0.7594 LPIA | 0.8434 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8647 LPIA | 0.8413 LPIA | 0.8823 LPIA | 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 0.882 LPIA 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 0.8823 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7594 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Rwanda ranks 73rd out of 95 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 6.0%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release