Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.8548 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.8548 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda peaked at 0.8548 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7276 GPIA, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 76th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7492 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7276 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7786 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7737 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8035 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8548 GPIA | +6.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.8548 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4952 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.8548 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7573 GPIA | 0.7276 GPIA | 0.7786 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8291 GPIA | 0.8035 GPIA | 0.8548 GPIA | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda was 0.8548 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8548 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7276 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Rwanda ranks 76th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release