Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda
Rwanda: Secondary education, teachers was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Rwanda is 34.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Rwanda peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1977.
That places Rwanda 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.6% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.8% | 34.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 East Timor 37.1% compare
- 162 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 163 Angola 34.4% compare
- 165 Tanzania 33.0% compare
- 166 Japan 32.7% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
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 secondary education, teachers in Rwanda?
- Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda was 34.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1977.
- How does Rwanda rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.