Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
4th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2022
All-time low
1.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 4th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 1 Thailand 1.5% compare
- 2 Belarus 1.4% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 1.4% compare
- 5 Cambodia 1.4%
- 6 Philippines 1.4% compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3%
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release