Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Rwanda

Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
116th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2024

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Rwanda, 2012–2024

0.20.40.60.811.22012201820242012: 0.206 GPIA2014: 0.385 GPIA2015: 0.454 GPIA2016: 0.376 GPIA2017: 0.469 GPIA2018: 0.419 GPIA2019: 0.445 GPIA2020: 1.2 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 0.845 GPIA2024: 0.68 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2024.

The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Rwanda peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Rwanda ranks 116th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Rwanda, 2012 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2012 0.2%
2014 0.4% +87.0%
2015 0.5% +17.9%
2016 0.4% -17.1%
2017 0.5% +24.8%
2018 0.4% -10.8%
2019 0.4% +6.4%
2020 1.2% +166.9%
2022 1.0% -14.2%
2023 0.8% -17.1%
2024 0.7% -19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 7
2020s 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Rwanda?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Rwanda was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Rwanda ranks 116th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
121 places, 1,761 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release