Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 17.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 17.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 22.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 59th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 17.8% | 3 |
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- 56 Costa Rica 19.0% compare
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- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.8% compare
- 61 Bangladesh 17.2% compare
- 62 Italy 17.2% compare
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 17.8% 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 22.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 59th out of 90 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 28.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release