Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 55.5% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2003.
That places Rwanda 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.4% | — |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 55.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 48.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 55.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.7%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 41.9% | 48.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.3% | 55.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Rwanda was 55.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release