Adult literacy rate in Rwanda
Adult literacy rate in Rwanda was 78.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Adult literacy rate in Rwanda, 1978 to 2022
All 8 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 78.8 |
| 2020 | 80.1 |
| 2018 | 73.2 |
| 2014 | 70.8 |
| 2012 | 68.3 |
| 2000 | 64.9 |
| 1991 | 57.8 |
| 1978 | 38.2 |
Rankings
Definition
People aged 15 and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement about their everyday life, as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
UIS figures from censuses, household surveys and UIS model estimates. Most high-income countries stopped measuring literacy decades ago, so they have no value; a missing value is not a rate of 0 or 100. Countries report in different years, so a ranking for one year covers only some countries.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Literacy rate, adult total, % of people ages 15 and above (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the adult literacy rate in Rwanda?
Adult literacy rate in Rwanda was 78.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Literacy rate, adult total, % of people ages 15 and above (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest adult literacy rate in Rwanda?
80.1% in 2020, the highest value since 1978 in this series.