Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 84.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 90.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 70th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.4% | — |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.1% | 63.4% | 79.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 84.3% | 90.8% | 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 qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Rwanda was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release