Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 33.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda peaked at 33.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 72nd out of 85 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 teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.0% | — |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.3% | 33.8% | 4 |
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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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Rwanda was 33.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
- Rwanda ranks 72nd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 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