Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8663 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda is 0.8663 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda peaked at 0.8737 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7255 LPIA, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7255 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8054 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7823 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.817 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8359 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8077 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8151 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.846 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8259 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8737 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8663 LPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7956 LPIA | 0.7255 LPIA | 0.8359 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8454 LPIA | 0.8151 LPIA | 0.8737 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 0.8663 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 0.8737 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7255 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Rwanda ranks 69th 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 7.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release