Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
Rwanda ranks 113th 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 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 110 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
- 111 Botswana 1.0% compare
- 112 Seychelles 0.9% compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 115 Ghana 0.8% compare
- 116 Mozambique 0.7% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 0.9% 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 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 113th 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 35.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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