Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda
Rwanda: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda peaked at 7.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 112th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 152.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Rwanda was 6.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Rwanda ranks 112th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.