Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 67.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 67.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda peaked at 98.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1999.
That places Rwanda 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.6% | — |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 67.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 89.0%, 76% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 67.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.4% | 62.7% | 81.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 52.6% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 91.5% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 67.6% | 76.1% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda was 67.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Rwanda ranks 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release