Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 28.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda stood at 28.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda peaked at 73.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 61st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.4% | — |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -18.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 28.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 28.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 48.0% | 72.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.4% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 28.1% | 35.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (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 28.1% 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 73.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 168 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 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release