Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 80th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +27.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +92.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +95.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 80th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 tertiary 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