Tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tertiary education, academic staff was 20.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda is 20.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda peaked at 21.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 148th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 9.4% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.1% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.2% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Rwanda was 20.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Rwanda ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.