Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
41st
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4052 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
41
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda stood at 1.06 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4052 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Rwanda 41st out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4417 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.4052 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4095 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4383 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4619 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8522 GPIA | +84.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9482 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9417 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9645 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.983 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9799 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9976 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9791 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9502 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9751 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9904 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9519 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9891 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9827 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4313 GPIA | 0.4052 GPIA | 0.4619 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.9502 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 38 French Polynesia 1.06 GPIA compare
- 39 Bangladesh 1.06 GPIA compare
- 40 France 1.06 GPIA compare
- 42 Mozambique 1.06 GPIA compare
- 43 Tunisia 1.06 GPIA compare
- 44 Andorra 1.06 GPIA 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4052 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Rwanda ranks 41st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release