Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.2069 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda stood at 0.2069 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 0.2069 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1036 LPIA, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 93rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1036 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.1132 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1119 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1496 LPIA | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 0.176 LPIA | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.198 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1891 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2069 LPIA | +9.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.2069 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1288 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.2069 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1661 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1196 LPIA | 0.1036 LPIA | 0.1496 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1925 LPIA | 0.176 LPIA | 0.2069 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.2069 LPIA 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 0.2069 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1036 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 103 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 82.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release