Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 66.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda, 2012β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 66.9% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Rwanda peaked at 73.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 102nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.9% | 62.5% | 66.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 66.9% | 73.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 99 Bangladesh 69.6% compare
- 100 Cambodia 69.5% compare
- 101 Mozambique, Republic of 68.0% compare
- 103 Nepal 64.0% compare
- 104 Niger 54.0% compare
- 105 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 50.0% compare
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 66.9% 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 73.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Rwanda ranks 102nd out of 108 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 7.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release