Primary education, teachers in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary education, teachers was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 56.7% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Rwanda peaked at 57.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 158th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 35.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 46.3% | 55.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.7% | 57.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 152.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Rwanda?
- Primary education, teachers in Rwanda was 56.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary education, teachers?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.