Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.6503 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda stood at 0.6503 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 0.6899 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4529 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 87th out of 108 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 gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4847 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4529 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5435 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6404 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6899 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6206 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6677 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6568 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6628 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6755 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6503 GPIA | -3.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.6503 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3972 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.6503 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5412 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.572 GPIA | 0.4529 GPIA | 0.6899 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6626 GPIA | 0.6503 GPIA | 0.6755 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 84 South Korea 0.7557 GPIA compare
- 85 Pakistan 0.7249 GPIA compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 0.7132 GPIA compare
- 88 Kenya 0.6496 GPIA compare
- 89 India 0.6478 GPIA compare
- 90 Mozambique 0.6042 GPIA compare
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 0.6503 GPIA 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 0.6899 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4529 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 87th out of 108 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 43.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release