Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 18.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda peaked at 26.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.8% | — |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +92.5% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -30.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 18.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 8.8% | 24.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 13.6% | 26.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda was 18.2% 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 26.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 31st out of 126 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 27.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release