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. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1981–2025
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.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5309 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5533 index | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5818 index | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6012 index | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.617 index | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6347 index | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6533 index | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6714 index | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6846 index | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6899 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6931 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7088 index | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7351 index | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7628 index | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7836 index | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8082 index | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8483 index | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8902 index | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9284 index | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9415 index | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9348 index | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9268 index | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9277 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9349 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9415 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9522 index | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9688 index | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9877 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1 index | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 index | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 index | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.15 index | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.14 index | +0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.14 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.14 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.