Rwanda

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Rwanda is an East African country with about 14 million people.

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

COL’s current work in Rwanda is primarily in the areas of higher education, teacher education, and technical and vocational skills development. Rwanda benefits from activities organised under the auspices of the Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education. Learners from Rwanda have also benefited from COL’s open online courses and other resources.

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 Education Board
Rwanda Telecentre Network
University of Kibungo
University of Rwanda

Literacy rate (2010)¹
61.6%		71.1%
Adult (15+) literacy rate Female		Adult (15+) literacy rate Male

Economic Activity (2010)¹
88%		80%
Adult (15+) economic activity Female		Adult (15+) economic activity Male

Political Decision Making (2014)¹
64%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2012)¹
66		63
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile April 2015

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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