Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda stood at 72.6%.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Rwanda peaked at 81.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2007.
That places Rwanda 81st out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.5% | — |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +97.1% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | -7.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 72.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.6%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 72.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.8%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +97.1% | 36.5% | 72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 46.7% | 80.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 72.6% | 81.4% | 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 72.6% 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 81.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Rwanda ranks 81st out of 106 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 9.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release