Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.5%
Change on year
up 99.3%
World rank
29th
of 121 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2024
All-time low
3.8%
in 2023
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda stood at 7.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 99.3% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +56.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 26 Sri Lanka 7.6% compare
- 27 Netherlands 7.5% compare
- 28 Switzerland 7.5% compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3% compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 7.3% compare
- 32 Czechia 7.0% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 493,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,418 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 9.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 605,229 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.87 % 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 7.5% 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 7.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 29th 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 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release