Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Rwanda, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.1% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 37th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 doctoral or equivalent in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Rwanda was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release