Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9285 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.9285 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 0.9285 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7507 GPIA, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 71st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8525 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7507 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8521 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8713 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8738 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8801 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9285 GPIA | +5.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.9285 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6072 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.9285 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6441 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.7507 GPIA | 0.8713 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8941 GPIA | 0.8738 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.9285 GPIA 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 0.9285 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7507 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 71st out of 107 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 23.7%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release