Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 52nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +60.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +128.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +74.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -31.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Rwanda was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Rwanda ranks 52nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 upper 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