Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8504 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda, 1978–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda stood at 0.8504 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda peaked at 0.8504 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2679 GPIA, in 1978.
That places Rwanda 109th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.2679 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.7425 GPIA | +177.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7389 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7775 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7792 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8248 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8504 GPIA | +3.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.8504 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5931 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.8504 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2679 GPIA | 0.2679 GPIA | 0.2679 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7595 GPIA | 0.7389 GPIA | 0.7792 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8376 GPIA | 0.8248 GPIA | 0.8504 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 0.8504 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 0.8504 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2679 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Rwanda ranks 109th out of 134 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 14.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release