Education in Rwanda

3,032 indicators covering education for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, early childhood education, male 510,131 2025 up 13.2% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 32.6% 2024 down 2.9% 175th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 51,560 2024 up 416.3% 15th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 99,927 2024 up 307.1% 29th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 11.24 years 2024 up 10.1% 11th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.22 years 2024 up 12.5% 7th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9985 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 94th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 28.0% 2023 up 64.4% 3rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.6% 2019 down 19.5% 70th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 36.8% 2019 down 24.8% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 35.3% 2024 up 5.2% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2024 up 15.7% 29th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 29.9% 2024 down 11.1% 180th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 3.2% 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 77.0% 2024 up 5.0% 115th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 2.4% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,774 2024 up 263.6% 43rd
Progression to secondary school, male 73.4% 2017 down 6.3% 143rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 64.9% 2024 down 1.2% 139th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 72,128 number 2019 up 30.6% 125th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 35.1% 2024 up 2.3% 53rd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.0% 2024 down 0.2% 48th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 661.38 millions 2024 up 101.5% 120th
Progression to secondary school, female 72.0% 2017 down 10.1% 142nd
Expenditure on tertiary education 19.8% 2018 down 22.0% 83rd
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.7% 2024 up 72.1% 64th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 4,851 number 2018 up 13.7% 131st
Literacy rate, youth female 92.4% 2022 up 10.6% 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 34.5% 2023 up 34.5% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 20,611 2024 up 215.7% 23rd
Children out of school, primary 19,504 2024 up 33.9% 95th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 19,504 2024 up 33.9% 95th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 19,982 2024 up 239.1% 28th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.0% 2024 up 20.6% 156th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 56.6% 2024 down 8.2% 148th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 71.9% 2024 up 3.3% 129th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 43.4% 2024 up 13.1% 42nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 28.1% 2024 down 7.5% 61st
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 18,294 2024 up 38.2% 84th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 54,332 2024 up 307.3% 25th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 390,413 number 2019 up 129.5% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 30 2023 down 9.1% 118th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 16,030 2024 up 57.3% 81st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.9% 2025 up 11.1% 77th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 45,595 2024 up 306.8% 34th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 7,103 2024 up 63.7% 89th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 38.8% 2024 up 18.5% 132nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 11,192 2024 up 25.8% 67th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 29.0% 2024 up 39.5% 133rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 95.5% 2018 up 10.2% 76th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 51 number 2019 up 325.0% 126th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 4,655 2024 up 119.4% 84th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.0% 2018 up 12.7% 81st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 9.7% 2018 down 37.0% 23rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 11.2% 2018 down 31.7% 28th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 11,374 2024 up 41.0% 67th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 23,365 2024 up 427.5% 18th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 28,195 2024 up 407.3% 11th