Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 graduating from 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (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