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Rwanda Highest Literacy Rate

83.18% in 2025
Adult literacy rate · World Bank

The highest literacy rate in Rwanda was 83.18% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (83.18%), 2020 (80.05%), 2022 (78.76%), 2018 (73.22%), 2014 (70.80%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾
Rwanda Top 5 Highest Literacy Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 2025 83.18%
2nd 2020 80.05%
3rd 2022 78.76%
4th 2018 73.22%
5th 2014 70.80%
All Data (sorted by value)▾
YearValueChangeRank
2025 83.18% +4.42pp 43rd
2020 80.05% +6.83pp 34th
2022 78.76% −1.29pp 33rd
2018 73.22% +2.42pp 38th
2014 70.80% +2.47pp 34th
2012 68.33% +3.44pp 39th
2000 64.89% +7.04pp 33rd
1991 57.85% +19.61pp 18th
1978 38.24% – 2nd
Source: World Bank (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS)
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