Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda is 84.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda peaked at 84.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 105th of 136 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 (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23.0% | — |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +196.3% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 68.1% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 78.1% | 84.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,418 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 9.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 605,229 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 130,474 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % 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 84.8% 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 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Rwanda ranks 105th out of 136 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 11.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release