Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
144th
of 219 countries
All-time high
89.1%
in 2012
All-time low
36.9%
in 1979
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda stood at 88.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda peaked at 89.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1979.
Rwanda ranks 144th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.8% | — |
| 1976 | 43.7% | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 40.5% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 76.6% | +107.4% |
| 1981 | 85.8% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 84.3% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 75.5% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.9% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.6% | 36.9% | 53.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 73.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.8% | 58.4% | 74.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 75.3% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.4% | 89.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.3% | 88.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 141 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 142 Gabon 88.8% compare
- 143 Belarus 88.5% compare
- 145 Monaco 88.1% compare
- 146 Seychelles 88.1% compare
- 147 Dominican Republic 87.6% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 10.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 493,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,418 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 9.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 605,229 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.87 % change on previous year (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 88.2% 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 89.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1979.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Rwanda ranks 144th out of 219 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 3.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release