Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 12.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2018.
Rwanda ranks 116th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +193.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -41.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 12.5% | 3 |
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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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Rwanda was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2018.
- How does Rwanda rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 116th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release