Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7091 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda stood at 0.7091 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 0.7453 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5115 GPIA, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 82nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5992 GPIA | 0.5115 GPIA | 0.6906 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7094 GPIA | 0.691 GPIA | 0.7453 GPIA | 5 |
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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 upper secondary education or in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda was 0.7091 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 0.7453 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5115 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 82nd 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 33.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release