Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 2.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1977.
Rwanda ranks 89th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.4% | — |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +62.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +72.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 86 Latvia 1.4% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 1.4% compare
- 88 Japan 1.3% compare
- 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.3% compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 1.3% compare
- 92 Hungary 1.3% compare
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1977.
- How does Rwanda rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary 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