Education · Rwanda
Yearly data from 1971 to 2024, from the World Bank.
Rwanda's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.96% from 0.82 in 2014 (0.2% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.8 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 0.82 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.82 | 2014 |
| Highest | 0.89 | 2017 |
| Lowest | 0.1 | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | 0.8 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 0.1 | 1971 |
Over five years it is down 2.03% from 0.82 in 2019 (0.41% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 687.15% from 0.1 in 1971 (3.97% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 20 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
In 2024, Rwanda's school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.03 on 2023 (from 0.77 to 0.8).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2023), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.04 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.12 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.09 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2024, Rwanda had the 76th highest value of the 79 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 0.8 | 2024 |
| World | 1.12 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.79 | 2021 |
| Low income | 0.67 | 2021 |
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Limitations: The gross enrolment ratio is a general measure of participation in tertiary education. However, it does not account for variations in the duration of programs between countries or across different levels of education and fields of study. While it is somewhat standardized by measuring it relative to a 5-year age group for all countries, it may still underestimate participation, particularly in countries with underdeveloped tertiary education systems or where offerings are limited to initial tertiary programs, which are typically shorter than 5 years in duration.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8043 |
| 2023 | 0.7699 |
| 2022 | 0.7594 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | 0.7846 |
| 2019 | 0.821 |
| 2018 | 0.7964 |
| 2017 | 0.8872 |
| 2016 | 0.768 |
| 2015 | 0.7775 |
| 2014 | 0.8204 |
| 2013 | 0.7835 |
| 2012 | 0.7781 |
| 2011 | 0.7372 |
| 2010 | 0.7463 |
| 2009 | 0.7401 |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 | no data |
| 2006 | no data |
| 2005 | no data |
| 2004 | 0.5413 |
| 2003 | 0.4801 |
| 2002 | 0.4381 |
| 2001 | 0.4415 |
| 2000 | no data |
| 1999 | no data |
| 1998 | no data |
| 1997 | no data |
| 1996 | no data |
| 1995 | no data |
| 1994 | no data |
| 1993 | no data |
| 1992 | no data |
| 1991 | no data |
| 1990 | 0.231 |
| 1989 | 0.2542 |
| 1988 | 0.2197 |
| 1987 | 0.1892 |
| 1986 | 0.1566 |
| 1985 | 0.1693 |
| 1984 | 0.1554 |
| 1983 | no data |
| 1982 | no data |
| 1981 | 0.109 |
| 1980 | 0.101 |
| 1979 | no data |
| 1978 | 0.0989 |
| 1977 | 0.0984 |
| 1976 | no data |
| 1975 | 0.1416 |
| 1974 | 0.1818 |
| 1973 | 0.1191 |
| 1972 | no data |
| 1971 | 0.1022 |
Every indicator for Rwanda is on the Rwanda data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in