Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda is 97.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 99th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of upper 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 | 78.0% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.5% | 41.0% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 92.9% | 97.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Rwanda was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Rwanda ranks 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. 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 upper 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