Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 6.5% 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 6.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 183.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 90th out of 112 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 both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.1% | — |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +154.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +45.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +77.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +26.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 6.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.0%, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 6.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 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 6.5% 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 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 90th 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 183.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release