Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
143rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2012
All-time low
50.7%
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 85.3%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Rwanda peaked at 88.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 1979.
Rwanda ranks 143rd of 217 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 | 74.4% | — |
| 1976 | 63.4% | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 58.8% | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | +61.9% |
| 1981 | 87.8% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 77.9% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 74.1% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 75.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.2% | 50.7% | 74.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 74.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 58.9% | 75.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 76.0% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 79.4% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.0% | 86.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1033 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1076 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 85.3% 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 88.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 1979.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Rwanda ranks 143rd out of 217 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 3.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release