Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda

Rwanda: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.14 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.17 index
in 2016
All-time low
0.5309 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511.21981200320251981: 0.531 index1982: 0.553 index1983: 0.582 index1984: 0.601 index1985: 0.617 index1986: 0.635 index1987: 0.653 index1988: 0.671 index1989: 0.685 index1990: 0.69 index1991: 0.693 index1992: 0.709 index1993: 0.735 index1994: 0.763 index1995: 0.784 index1996: 0.808 index1997: 0.848 index1998: 0.89 index1999: 0.928 index2000: 0.942 index2001: 0.935 index2002: 0.927 index2003: 0.928 index2004: 0.935 index2005: 0.942 index2006: 0.952 index2007: 0.969 index2008: 0.988 index2009: 1 index2010: 1 index2011: 1 index2012: 1.1 index2013: 1.1 index2014: 1.1 index2015: 1.2 index2016: 1.2 index2017: 1.2 index2018: 1.1 index2019: 1.1 index2020: 1.1 index2021: 1.1 index2022: 1.1 index2023: 1.1 index2024: 1.1 index2025: 1.1 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 1.14 index.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.17 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 index, in 1981.

That places Rwanda 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6142 index 0.5309 index 0.6846 index 9
1990s 0.7848 index 0.6899 index 0.9284 index 10
2000s 0.9524 index 0.9268 index 1.01 index 10
2010s 1.11 index 1.02 index 1.17 index 10
2020s 1.13 index 1.12 index 1.14 index 6

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 24 Nauru 1.16 index compare
  2. 25 Philippines 1.16 index compare
  3. 26 Gambia 1.15 index compare
  4. 28 Liberia 1.14 index compare
  5. 29 Eswatini 1.13 index compare
  6. 30 Zimbabwe 1.12 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.14 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2016.
What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 index in 1981.
How does Rwanda rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Rwanda ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.