Lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 47.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1987.
That places Rwanda 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.4% | — |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -30.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +58.2% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +2174.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 41.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 32.3% | 47.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Rwanda was 47.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1987.
- How does Rwanda rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Rwanda ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.