Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
11th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2024
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Rwanda stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 8 Benin 0.7% compare
- 9 Eritrea 0.7%
- 10 Bangladesh 0.7%
- 12 Morocco 0.6% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 14 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Rwanda?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Rwanda was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release