Annual higher education graduate statistics compiled from the MINEDUC School Census, published in the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025. Covers Tables 4.44-4.49: total higher education graduates by institution type (Table 4.44), polytechnic graduates by institution type (Table 4.45), general higher education graduates by institution type (Table 4.46), graduates by exit award -- certificate through PhD (Table 4.47), graduates by field of education (Table 4.48), and STEM graduates by institution type (Table 4.49). All counts disaggregated by sex; institution-type tables include sex-share percentage for the total category. Academic year 2018/19 is absent from all institution-type tables -- not in source.
| COLUMN | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| academic_year | string | Academic year label (e.g. "2015/16", "2022/23"). Use this column for display; use year for numeric sorting and chart x-axis positioning. | - |
| year | int64 | Start year of the academic year (e.g. 2015 for "2015/16"). Note: academic year 2018/19 is absent from all institution-type topics -- not in source. | - |
| topic | string | Dataset sub-table. Values: higher_ed (Table 4.44 -- all higher education graduates), polytechnics (Table 4.45), general_higher_ed (Table 4.46), exit_award (Table 4.47 -- by qualification level, 3 years: 2020/21-2022/23), fields_of_study (Table 4.48 -- by field of education, 2 years: 2021/22-2022/23), stem (Table 4.49 -- STEM graduates). | - |
| category | string | Dimension value within the topic. For higher_ed / polytechnics / general_higher_ed / stem topics: institution type -- total, public, or private. For exit_award topic: certificate, diploma, advanced_diploma, bachelors_degree, postgraduate_certificate, postgraduate_diploma, masters, phd. For fields_of_study topic: education, arts_humanities, social_sciences, business_admin_law, natural_sciences_math, ict, engineering_manufacturing, agriculture_forestry, health_welfare, service. | - |
| sex | string | Sex breakdown. Values: total, male, female. | - |
| count | float64 | Graduate headcount. Nullable for some institution-type/sex combinations. | - |
| share_pct | float64 | Sex share as a percentage (0-100 scale). Populated for institution-type topics (higher_ed, polytechnics, general_higher_ed, stem) where sex is male or female and category is total. Also populated for higher_ed where category is public or private. Null for exit_award and fields_of_study topics (no percentages in source). | - |