Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.5%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2023
All-time low
1.0%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Rwanda ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.5% | — |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +54.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 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 1.5% 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 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 111 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 2.2%. 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 Services 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