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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Rwanda: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 28.2% (2021), 145th of 176 in the world and 18th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 149.6% (2024), 2nd of 191 in the world and 2nd of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 66.8% (2024), 153rd of 168 in the world and 23rd of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment28.2%2021 · world 145/176 · region 18/39Primary enrolment149.6%2024 · world 2/191 · region 2/41Primary completion66.8%2024 · world 153/168 · region 23/36Secondary enrolment48.8%2024 · world 158/176 · region 18/34
Pre-primary enrolment
RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Rwanda28.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%200%199520002005201020152020Rwanda149.6%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Rwanda in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross28.2%2021145/17618/392.6%200111.2%28.2%2021+15.6 ppsince 201128.1%20.1%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross149.6%20242/1912/41118.3%155.3%151.1%2021+11.3 ppsince 201497.1%97.6%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group66.8%2024153/16823/3623.8%75.9%95.4%2021+2.5 ppsince 201468.9%62.9%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross48.8%2024158/17618/3410.2%32.4%44.2%2021+7.0 ppsince 201445.9%41.5%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group47.6%2024147/16817/34·37.7%201242.4%2021+10.0 ppsince 201444.4%38.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross9.4%2024157/17222/341.1%5.8%7.6%+2.1 ppsince 20149.3%9.3%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age1.0%2024134/17834/3834.6%1999·0.1%2021−11.5 ppsince 2003—24.1%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+78.8%2022101/14111/4164.9%68.3%201280.1%+10.4 ppsince 201268.7%63.6%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2490.0%2022114/14815/4277.6%80.2%91.5%+7.6 ppsince 201279.0%75.4%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary59.520182/1732/4054.064.659.52018−12%since 200837.439.823.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.6%202473/18411/433.4%4.6%3.3%+0.4 ppsince 20143.3%3.0%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure13.9%202572/17923/4218.8%17.5%10.8%+1.4 ppsince 201515.4%16.7%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Rwanda and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Rwanda. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorRwandaDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaUgandaBurundi
Pre-primary enrolment28.2%20216.9%202077.3%202114.4%201716.5%2021
Primary enrolment149.6%2024117.6%202392.7%2024106.2%2017100.6%2025
Primary completion66.8%202475.7%202377.3%202453.3%201747.6%2020
Secondary enrolment48.8%202455.5%202328.2%202124.1%200723.1%2025
Lower secondary completion47.6%202455.9%202034.2%202426.3%201728.0%2020
Tertiary enrolment9.4%20246.4%20204.0%20244.6%20146.4%2025
Out-of-school children1.0%2024—16.4%20244.1%201326.5%2025
Adult literacy78.8%202268.5%202378.2%202277.0%202471.3%2020
Youth literacy90.0%202277.9%202387.1%202285.2%202488.4%2020
Democratic Republic of the Congo: educationTanzania: educationUganda: educationBurundi: education
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