Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
51st
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
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 1.0%.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 51st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 48 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 49 Germany 1.0% compare
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0%
- 52 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
- 53 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 54 Honduras 1.0% 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 1.0% 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 1.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 51st out of 116 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 70.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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