Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.4088 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Rwanda, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Rwanda stood at 0.4088 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Rwanda peaked at 0.6444 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2556 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.409 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2556 GPIA | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3832 GPIA | +49.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3977 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4752 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5053 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4903 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6444 GPIA | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4088 GPIA | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3841 GPIA | 0.2556 GPIA | 0.4752 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5122 GPIA | 0.4088 GPIA | 0.6444 GPIA | 4 |
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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 master's or equivalent in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Rwanda was 0.4088 GPIA 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 0.6444 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 63 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 down 0.0%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release