Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda
Rwanda: Secondary education, teachers was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Rwanda is 34.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Rwanda peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1977.
That places Rwanda 164th out of 198 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.
Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.1% | — |
| 1977 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.6% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.8% | 34.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 Timor-Leste 37.1% compare
- 162 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 163 Angola 34.4% compare
- 165 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.0% compare
- 166 Japan 32.7% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Rwanda?
- Secondary education, teachers in Rwanda was 34.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1977.
- How does Rwanda rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.