Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.7091 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
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5277 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5311 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5115 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6791 GPIA | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6548 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6906 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7101 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.691 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7453 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7091 GPIA | -4.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.7091 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3335 GPIA, 2.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.7091 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4805 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 79 South Korea 0.7647 GPIA compare
- 80 Bangladesh 0.7558 GPIA compare
- 81 Vietnam 0.731 GPIA compare
- 83 Kenya 0.6838 GPIA compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6802 GPIA compare
- 85 Albania 0.6597 GPIA compare
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 0.7091 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