Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.17 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5743 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.17 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5743 GPIA, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 8th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9849 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 1.09 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8171 GPIA | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8027 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8161 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7902 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7796 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7894 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.798 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8027 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8097 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8245 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8278 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8329 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8235 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9226 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9224 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9346 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8573 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8774 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8697 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8915 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8802 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8827 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9235 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9773 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5743 GPIA | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +89.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.803 GPIA | 0.7796 GPIA | 0.8245 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8733 GPIA | 0.8235 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8962 GPIA | 0.8573 GPIA | 0.9346 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.5743 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 5 French Polynesia 1.2 GPIA compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 1.19 GPIA compare
- 7 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 GPIA compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.17 GPIA compare
- 10 Bhutan 1.16 GPIA compare
- 11 Gambia 1.16 GPIA compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.17 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5743 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release