Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
63rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2024
All-time low
32.9%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Rwanda, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 40.0% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Rwanda ranks 63rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.9% | — |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 40.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.3%, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.9% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Rwanda?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Rwanda was 40.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Rwanda ranks 63rd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release