Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 5.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5%
Change on year
up 35.6%
World rank
38th
of 40 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 38th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (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 5.5% 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 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 40 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 36.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release