Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
38th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Rwanda stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 35 Ghana 1.6% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 1.5%
- 37 Montenegro 1.3%
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5%
- 40 Honduras 0.5% 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 master's or equivalent in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Rwanda was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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