Qualified primary teachers in Rwanda

In Rwanda, 67.6% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2001.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 1999 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Rwanda, 2024 67.6% % of primary teachers
Change from 2023 −0.4percentage points 2023: 67.9%
Position in 2024 68th of 79 See the full ranking

Qualified primary teachers in Rwanda over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2001 to 2024
Period Rwanda
2024 67.6%
2023 67.9%
2022 76.1%
2021 76.1%
2019 95.1%
2018 94.4%
2017 92.6%
2015 93.9%
2014 95.6%
2013 95.2%
2012 95.6%
2011 98.4%
2010 91.5%
2009 93.9%
2008 94.2%
2007 98.1%
2006 98.3%
2005 93.7%
2004 81.7%
2003 85.2%
2002 81.2%
2001 62.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 67.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 95.6%, the figure has changed by −28.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 79 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 68th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2024 for Rwanda
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org