Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 93rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.8% | — |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +127.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +55.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +22.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 7.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 7.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda was 7.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release