Education in Rwanda

3,032 indicators covering education for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 23.09 units per square kilometre 2018 up 136.3% 36th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 27.3% 2021 up 123.2% 155th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 29.1% 2021 up 126.2% 155th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 70.5% 80th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 17.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.8% 19th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 88,574 2018 up 88.9% 74th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 67.1% 2023 up 94.2% 145th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.2% 70th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.71 units per square kilometre 2023 up 57.7% 43rd
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 25.4% 30th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3484 years 2019 up 32.2% 162nd
Government expenditure on education, total 13.9% 2025 up 11.1% 77th
Secondary education, general pupils 54.1% 2018 up 13.7% 7th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,344 number 2019 up 35.9% 93rd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 52.3% 2024 up 32.2% 151st
Lower secondary completion rate, male 42.8% 2024 up 20.7% 163rd
Children out of school 1.0% 2024 up 20.6% 149th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 282,428 number 2019 up 88.3% 68th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0221 number per person 2019 up 48.3% 120th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 164,111 2025 up 34.3% 75th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 163,902 2025 up 19.0% 71st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 328,013 2025 up 26.2% 73rd
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 down 6.2% 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 down 7.7% 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 down 14.3% 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 71,444 2024 up 71.8% 107th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 59,030 2024 up 64.3% 112th
Teachers in primary education, male 29,601 2024 up 53.7% 60th
Teachers in primary education, female 38,725 2024 up 76.5% 77th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 56.7% 2024 up 6.4% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 149.6% 2024 up 8.1% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 9.26 years 2024 up 7.8% 3rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% 2024 down 27.3% 83rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.7% 2024 down 14.8% 76th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 130,474 2024 up 68.3% 109th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% 2024 up 4.0% 138th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% 2024 up 3.1% 143rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 605,229 2024 up 280.0% 50th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 408,418 2024 up 46.4% 90th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 493,199 2024 up 60.0% 75th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 68,326 2024 up 65.9% 75th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% 2024 down 21.2% 79th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% 2024 up 3.7% 144th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 901,617 2024 up 53.6% 84th
Enrolment in primary education, male 1.53 million 2024 up 29.8% 54th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.47 million 2024 up 21.0% 51st
School age population, upper secondary education, male 457,006 2025 up 37.6% 76th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 457,725 2025 up 27.6% 75th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 914,731 2025 up 32.4% 75th
School age population, secondary education, male 935,781 2025 up 35.6% 75th
School age population, secondary education, female 935,963 2025 up 24.7% 75th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.87 million 2025 up 29.9% 75th