Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 18.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 18.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 18.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 124th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.7% | — |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +80.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 18.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 18.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.7% | 18.5% | 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 18.3% 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 18.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 140 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 69.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release