Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 2.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
72nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2021
All-time low
2.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 2.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Rwanda was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Rwanda ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release