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Research Outline
Prepared for Pascaline | Delivered February 15, 2020
Rwanda Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate
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Goals
To gather statistics about student enrollment in Rwanda.
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Early Findings
Colleges in Rwanda
In 2018, there were 40 higher education institutes or colleges in Rwanda, attended by
89,000 student
s.
However, the gross enrollment ratio, which represents "
the number of students
enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education", was only
7% in 2018
, according to UNESCO.
This means that only
7%
of the equivalent school-age population is enrolled in College in Rwanda.
37 out of the 40 colleges in Rwanda are
privately-owned.
These private institutions represent
57% of all co
llege students.
Private Colleges in Rwanda
The 37 private universities or colleges in Rwanda are newer and smaller than the 3 public universities.
They are also
specialized,
sometimes religiously affiliated, and international institutions.
This is the case for
U
n
i
c
a
f
(Cyprus)
, Mount Kenya University (Kenya), and Carnegie Mellon University Africa (United States).
Public Colleges in Rwanda
In 2018, there were only
3 public universities
in Rwanda: the University of Rwanda (UR); the Institute of Legal Practice and Development, and Rwanda Polytechnic (RP).
The largest one is UR with 14 campuses and
29,000
enrolled students.
Universities suffer from a lack o
f trained teachers and funding.
Participation to Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education Exams
This type of exam gives
access to university
and is equivalent to
A-levels
in the British system.
42,000
students sat for this exam in 2018, and
88% passed
the exam.
Every year, Colleges in Rwanda enroll
44,000 student
s.
In academic year 2017/2018, the largest college institution, UR, enrolled
28,609 students.
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