Rwanda
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,032,568 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,911,378 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
7%
Source: UNSDG , 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
31
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2021
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
37%
Source: DHS , 2020
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
84%
Source: DHS , 2020
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
100%
Source: UNESCO , 2021
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 70%
(2021)
-
Lower secondary 70%
(2021)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2019)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 30%
-
Male 27%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 61%
-
Male 48%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 30%
-
Male 25%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 16%
-
Male 19%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
-
Female 26%
-
Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school
-
Female 59%
-
Male 58%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Research Project/Report/Study
AMPLIFY: COVID-19 Response Research
Network/Convening/Conference
AMPLIFY Girls Collective
Project/Program
Career Girls Mobile Learning Center (MLC) Pilot Program in Rwanda
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Community Grants Program
Government Programs Back to Top
Advocacy Campaign/Project
USAID Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze
Project/Program
Rwanda Education Sector Programme Implementation Grant
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Rwanda National Gender Responsive Teacher Training Package
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
