Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 144.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 8.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 86th of 112 countries on this measure, 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 male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +134.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +52.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +76.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +28.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 8.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 7.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.1% | 8.0% | 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 8.0% 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 8.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 86th out of 112 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 144.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release