Unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda
Rwanda: Unemployment with advanced education was 11.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda, 2014–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda is 11.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda peaked at 18.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.6% | — |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.2% | 11.6% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 11.4% | 18.7% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2752 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Rwanda was 11.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Rwanda ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).