Rwanda

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Rwanda is an East African country with over 13.7 million people (World Bank, 2022).

COL’s work in Rwanda is in the areas of open schooling, higher education and teacher education. Learners from Rwanda are also benefitting from COL’s free online courses and other openly available resources.

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old¹
14.2%		16.7%
Female (2020)		Male (2020)

Completion rate, lower secondary education for the school year ending in 2020¹
31.9%		28.1%
Female		Male

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education for the school year ending in 2021¹
6.5%		8.1%
Female		Male

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education¹
81.4%		77.5%
Female (2021)		Male (2021)

1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023

Highlights

Over 4,300 learners from Rwanda have enrolled in more than 19,700 courses with 4,607 certificates issued under the Skills Online project.
Open and distance learning (ODL) Strategy for in-service teacher training has been developed.

Partners

Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partnerships support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partnerships include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.

COL’s partners in Rwanda include:

Ministry of Education
Rwanda Basic Education Board
Rwanda Telecentre Network
University of Rwanda
University of Technology and Arts of Byumba

Literacy rate (2021)¹
73.3%		78.7%
Female, Adult (15+)		Male, Adult (15+)

Economic Activity – Labour Forces Participation (2022)¹
57.7%		68.6%
Female, Ages 15-64		Male, Ages 15-64

Political Decision Making (2018)¹
54.7%
Share of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2023)¹
71.2		66.9
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile October 2023

30	81
Individuals using the internet (%)¹	Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹

0.24	47
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹	Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹




1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), retrieved in May 2023.

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