Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 1.12 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.12 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1762 index, in 1981.
That places Rwanda 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1762 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1922 index | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.216 index | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2472 index | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2877 index | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.331 index | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3715 index | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4171 index | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4632 index | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.498 index | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5229 index | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5296 index | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5282 index | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.538 index | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5834 index | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6328 index | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6818 index | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7097 index | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7432 index | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7793 index | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8165 index | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8489 index | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8702 index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8891 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9028 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.913 index | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9136 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9092 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9044 index | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9105 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9208 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.929 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9272 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9408 index | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9701 index | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9942 index | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 index | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 index | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | +0.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.12 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.12 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3002 index | 0.1762 index | 0.4632 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5968 index | 0.498 index | 0.7432 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8747 index | 0.7793 index | 0.9136 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9684 index | 0.9105 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.07 index | 1.12 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1762 index in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.