Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 46.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
46.2%
Change on year
up 1,184.1%
World rank
14th
of 83 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
3.6%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Rwanda, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 46.2% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1,184.1% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 14th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 100.0% | — |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -65.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -87.4% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +1184.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 3.6% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 11 Iceland 65.8% compare
- 12 Malta 54.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 46.9% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.1% compare
- 16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.1% compare
- 17 Japan 22.5% compare
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 share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Rwanda?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Rwanda was 46.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 14th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release