Rwanda Literacy Rate 1978-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Rwanda literacy rate for 2022 was 78.76%, a 5.55% increase from 2018.
- Rwanda literacy rate for 2018 was 73.22%, a 2.41% increase from 2014.
- Rwanda literacy rate for 2014 was 70.80%, a 4.95% increase from 2010.
- Rwanda literacy rate for 2010 was 65.85%, a 0.96% increase from 2000.
| Rwanda Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
78.76% |
5.55% |
| 2018 |
73.22% |
2.41% |
| 2014 |
70.80% |
4.95% |
| 2010 |
65.85% |
0.96% |
| 2000 |
64.89% |
7.04% |
| 1991 |
57.85% |
19.61% |
| 1978 |
38.24% |
19.61% |
