Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor non-immigrant both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor non-immigrant both was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ 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
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2017–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor non-immigrant both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -53.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +73.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +35.6% |
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
- 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 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