Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 5.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 251.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 5.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +176.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +73.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +23.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 5.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 2.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 5.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 5 |
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 5.2% 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 5.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 89th out of 109 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 251.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release