Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.0941 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda is 0.0941 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 269.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 0.0941 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0255 LPIA, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0279 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.0255 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0486 LPIA | +90.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0667 LPIA | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.058 LPIA | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0904 LPIA | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0772 LPIA | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0888 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0941 LPIA | +6.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0941 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1126 LPIA, 84% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0492 LPIA | 0.0255 LPIA | 0.0686 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0876 LPIA | 0.0772 LPIA | 0.0941 LPIA | 4 |
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda was 0.0941 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0941 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.2%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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