Education in Rwanda 3,032 indicators covering education for Rwanda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.6% 2024 up 10.0% 76th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 31.8% 2019 up 84.9% 163rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 52,309 2024 up 113.8% 11th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 61,947 2024 up 157.6% 11th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 86.2% 26th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.0% 2025 down 47.7% 88th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.1% 2025 down 57.3% 94th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.8% 2025 down 40.2% 86th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 36.3% 2025 down 28.5% 52nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 34.6% 2025 down 31.5% 56th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 37.9% 2025 down 25.7% 57th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.3% 2025 down 62.9% 126th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.5% 2025 down 72.2% 133rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 3.1% 2025 down 56.3% 115th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.9129 modelled data 2025 down 7.8% 103rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 302,757 2024 up 33.0% 81st Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7228 GPIA 2024 down 6.2% 89th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.6% 2024 up 10.0% 76th Primary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 down 2.3% 21st Inequality in education 0.2736 2023 down 7.0% 53rd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 9.3% 2018 down 38.2% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 32.5% 2019 up 106.0% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 31.0% 2019 up 66.5% 168th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2019 up 23.7% 78th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 164,270 2024 up 42.3% 79th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6224 modelled data 2025 down 28.6% 173rd Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 9 2025 up 50.0% 144th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 23.2% 80th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 138,487 2024 up 23.4% 88th Tertiary education, academic staff 20.5% 2024 up 7.1% 148th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 up 16.7% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 40,593 2024 up 226.8% 25th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.4839 modelled data 2025 down 36.4% 180th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 14.3% 2018 down 18.5% 18th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 15.8% 2018 down 14.2% 20th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.4% 2023 up 1,388.8% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 65.1% 2024 up 31.6% 169th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 42.7% 123rd Persistence to grade 5, female 81.3% 2023 up 42.6% 106th Persistence to grade 5, male 72.3% 2023 up 51.9% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 123.0% 2024 up 9.8% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 71.5% 2024 up 37.0% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 58.7% 2024 up 25.8% 176th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.18 GPIA 2024 up 6.6% 8th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.9% 2023 up 14.5% 96th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 71.2% 120th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 6.5% 2023 down 35.0% 103rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 11.23 years 2024 up 11.4% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 123.1% 2024 up 8.5% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 2.3% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 123.0% 2024 up 11.1% 6th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 64,374 2024 up 149.9% 5th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 66,066 2024 up 183.4% 5th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 2.8% 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.02 million 2025 up 12.5% 73rd School age population, early childhood education, female 508,197 2025 up 11.8% 73rd ← Previous Page 11 of 51 Next →