Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 90.3% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda peaked at 90.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41.0% | — |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.9% | 41.0% | 74.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 78.0% | 90.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 71,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Rwanda ranks 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release