Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.5763 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda stood at 0.5763 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda peaked at 0.5763 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4688 LPIA, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 92nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4993 LPIA | 0.4688 LPIA | 0.5162 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5654 LPIA | 0.5544 LPIA | 0.5763 LPIA | 2 |
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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 primary education or higher in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda was 0.5763 LPIA 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 0.5763 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4688 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Rwanda ranks 92nd out of 99 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 22.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release