Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda stood at 56.6%.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda peaked at 58.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2001.
Rwanda ranks 101st of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.5% | — |
| 2000 | 47.3% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +73.8% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 33.8% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 42.2% | 58.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 45.2% | 56.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 98 Cayman Islands 57.2% compare
- 99 Sierra Leone 57.0% compare
- 100 Ireland 56.9% compare
- 102 Montserrat 55.5% compare
- 103 Finland 55.2% compare
- 104 Bangladesh 55.0% compare
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 total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Rwanda was 56.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Rwanda ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.