Education in Rwanda

161 indicators covering education for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 76.8% 2023 up 47.1% 126th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 851 2024 down 65.4% 58th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 624 2024 down 59.4% 66th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,179 2024 down 19.7% 71st
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,449 2024 down 17.8% 73rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 123.6% 2018 down 41.7% 19th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 130.5% 2018 down 39.2% 20th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 41.2% 114th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 71,500 people 2100 down 40.8% 70th
Population by level of education 3.13 million people 2100 up 19.0% 111th
Repeaters, primary, female 12.6% 2018 down 29.1% 19th
Repeaters, primary, male 14.5% 2018 down 17.4% 22nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 10.6% 2024 down 17.4% 107th
School enrollment, primary 94.8% 2018 up 10.9% 78th
Trained teachers in primary education 67.6% 2024 down 29.3% 116th
Over-age students, primary 24.9% 2018 down 0.9% 13th
Secondary education, teachers 34.3% 2024 up 17.3% 164th
School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% 2018 up 9.7% 55th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.4% 2018 up 12.1% 67th
Over-age students, primary, male 25.7% 2018 down 2.7% 13th
Over-age students, primary, female 24.0% 2018 up 1.0% 11th
Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th
Progression to secondary school 72.7% 2017 down 8.4% 154th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.3% 2018 up 11.4% 98th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 69.3% 2024 down 27.7% 110th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 65.3% 2024 down 31.4% 108th
Primary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 down 2.3% 21st
Tertiary education, academic staff 20.5% 2024 up 7.1% 148th
Persistence to grade 5, female 81.3% 2023 up 42.6% 106th
Persistence to grade 5, male 72.3% 2023 up 51.9% 122nd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 73.4% 2017 down 6.3% 143rd
Progression to secondary school, female 72.0% 2017 down 10.1% 142nd
Expenditure on tertiary education 19.8% 2018 down 22.0% 83rd
Literacy rate, youth female 92.4% 2022 up 10.6% 71st
Children out of school, primary 19,504 2024 up 33.9% 95th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 95.5% 2018 up 10.2% 76th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.0% 2018 up 12.7% 81st
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2022 up 1.9% 2nd
Literacy rate, youth male 87.5% 2022 up 7.9% 77th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 59.51 2018 down 12.1% 2nd
Literacy rate, youth total 90.0% 2022 up 9.3% 71st
Expenditure on secondary education 38.3% 2018 up 53.1% 45th
Expenditure on primary education 28.6% 2018 down 37.4% 101st
Secondary education, pupils 53.2% 2018 up 11.1% 5th
Children out of school, primary, female 16,932 2019 84th
Children out of school, primary, male 11,421 2019 96th
Literacy rate, adult total 78.8% 2022 up 15.3% 60th
Literacy rate, adult male 81.0% 2022 up 11.8% 67th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 52.6% 2024 up 7.5% 90th
Trained teachers in secondary education 69.0% 2024 down 22.6% 83rd
Adolescents out of school 5.8% 2024 down 57.9% 94th
Current education expenditure, total 79.0% 2024 down 12.3% 113th
Current education expenditure, primary 79.0% 2024 down 17.3% 123rd
Current education expenditure, secondary 79.0% 2024 down 7.7% 116th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 53.1% 2024 up 9.7% 86th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 72.6% 2024 down 9.9% 80th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 67.1% 2024 down 27.5% 77th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 28.25 2018 up 28.3% 17th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 36.1 2018 down 5.1% 9th