Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 64.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda peaked at 67.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1999.
Rwanda ranks 139th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.9% | — |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 34.8% | 55.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 56.7% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 60.2% | 64.9% | 4 |
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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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda was 64.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release