Productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda
Rwanda: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda is 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda peaked at 4.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Rwanda ranks 116th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 113 Zambia 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 114 Sudan 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 115 Cambodia 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 117 Ethiopia 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 118 Senegal 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 119 Tanzania 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.65 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Rwanda was 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Rwanda ranks 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.