Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 16.3% 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 16.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Rwanda peaked at 16.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 124th of 142 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 secondary … upper both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.4% | — |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +93.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +55.6% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +11.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 16.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 16.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.5% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 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 16.3% 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 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 142 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 92.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release