Education in Rwanda

3,032 indicators covering education for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of infant deaths, male 6,485 2024 down 6.7% 48th
Number of under-five deaths, female 6,661 2024 down 17.2% 47th
Number of under-five deaths, male 8,249 2024 down 14.5% 47th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 3.02 years 2024 up 20.4% 187th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3138 years 2019 up 37.3% 154th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.8159 GPI 2019 up 6.6% 137th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.3846 years 2019 up 28.8% 158th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.28 years 2024 up 10.6% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.3% 2024 up 6.5% 68th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 0.2% 8th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0019 number per person 2019 up 7.0% 163rd
Teachers in primary education, female 24,344 number 2019 up 35.9% 93rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 356,313 2024 up 76.5% 8th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 439,607 2024 up 111.4% 8th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.9868 number per square kilometre 2019 up 35.9% 43rd
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.994 index 2019 124th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 27.6% 19th
Children out of school, female 1.9% 2019 135th
Children out of school, male 1.3% 2019 151st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 4,023 2024 up 20.4% 122nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 143,517 number 2019 up 90.8% 68th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.4% 2024 up 27.9% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.9% 2024 up 6.0% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 53.3% 2024 up 23.4% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 79th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 100.7% 2024 up 6.9% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 44.2% 2024 up 9.6% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.17 GPIA 2024 up 9.8% 8th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 37.9% 2018 down 61.8% 79th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.34 years 2024 up 12.4% 69th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.22 years 2024 up 8.7% 67th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% 83rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.6498 years 2024 up 53.1% 155th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 3.27 years 2024 up 29.1% 179th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.77 years 2024 up 11.8% 191st
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 12.8% 13th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 46.9% 2018 down 4.4% 52nd
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.3% 2018 down 4.1% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 11.23 years 2019 up 2.4% 137th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 10,898 2024 up 133.3% 81st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.78 years 2024 up 242.2% 109th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 40.6% 116th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 127.1% 2018 down 40.4% 21st
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 71.9% 2025 up 64.6% 139th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 76.6% 2025 up 55.9% 136th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 modelled data 2025 down 8.4% 20th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 67.1% 2025 up 76.7% 139th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year 2018 up 38.0% 30th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.3% 2024 up 17.3% 175th
Teachers in secondary education, female 11,758 2024 up 48.5% 110th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 9.4% 2024 down 27.3% 77th