Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 31.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda stood at 31.8%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 32.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1999.
That places Rwanda 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 8.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 19.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 71,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Rwanda was 31.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.