Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 3.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Rwanda ranks 66th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.5% | — |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +90.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -33.4% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +198.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release