Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 56.6% 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 56.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda peaked at 66.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2002.
That places Rwanda 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 39.1% | — |
| 2000 | 41.7% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 34.8% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 51.4% | 66.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.4% | 59.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 71,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
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 56.6% 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 66.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 148th out of 188 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 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release