Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 8.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda is 8.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 95th of 113 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 both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.9% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +95.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +50.6% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +25.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 8.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 8.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 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 8.3% 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 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 95th out of 113 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 103.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release