Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 43.4% 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 43.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda peaked at 65.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 60.9% | — |
| 2000 | 58.3% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 42.0% | 65.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 33.2% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.3% | 45.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 39 Estonia 45.9% compare
- 40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.8% compare
- 41 Portugal 43.6% compare
- 43 Indonesia 42.7% compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 42.5% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 42.2% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (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 43.4% 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 65.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 42nd 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 up 13.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release