Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9
in 2017
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda peaked at 9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
That places Rwanda 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 9 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 144 Angola 9 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
- 144 China 9 compare
- 144 Ghana 9 compare
- 144 Gambia 9 compare
- 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9 compare
- 144 Japan 9 compare
- 144 Cambodia 9 compare
- 144 Kiribati 9 compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 compare
- 144 Lebanon 9 compare
- 144 Morocco 9 compare
- 144 Nigeria 9 compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 9 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 9 compare
- 144 Yemen 9 compare
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Rwanda was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Rwanda ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release