Government expenditure per student, primary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government expenditure per student, primary was 4.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, primary in Rwanda, 2000–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.3% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Rwanda peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
That places Rwanda 121st out of 122 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 7 |
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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 per student, primary in Rwanda?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Rwanda was 4.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.