Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 105th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- 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)
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 1.2% 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 1.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 105th out of 122 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 down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Health and Welfare 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