Share of all students in upper secondary education … vocational in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary education … vocational was 36.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda stood at 36.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Rwanda peaked at 67.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 49th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education … vocational in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 36.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.5%, 4.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 36.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.0%, 3.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 44.8% | 65.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 32.1% | 43.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- 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)
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 36.8% in 2019, 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 67.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 49th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.