Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 35.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 35.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda peaked at 35.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1999.
That places Rwanda 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 18.5% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 30.3% | 35.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Rwanda was 35.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release