Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 88.5% 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 88.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Rwanda peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 106th 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 (ISCED 1), population in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 36.5% | — |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +106.0% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 75.3% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 82.3% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 103 El Salvador 89.2% compare
- 104 Botswana 88.9% compare
- 105 Ghana 88.7% compare
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic 88.4% compare
- 108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 88.3% compare
- 109 Honduras 86.9% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 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 88.5% 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 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Rwanda ranks 106th 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 7.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release