Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 4.7% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
4.7%
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
40th
of 40 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2021
All-time low
4.7%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Rwanda, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 4 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Rwanda was 4.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Rwanda ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release