Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
102nd
of 117 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.8%
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 102nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9% | — |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 99 Namibia 1.1% compare
- 100 Ghana 1.1% compare
- 101 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% compare
- 104 Burundi 1.0% compare
- 105 Bangladesh 1.0%
More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1033 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1076 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 102nd out of 117 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 18.7%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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