Rwanda - History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education - TEACHING PROFESSION
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| BASIC DATA
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| Official Country Name:
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Rwandese Republic
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| Region:
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Africa
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| Population:
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7,229,129
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| Language(s):
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Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili (Swahili)
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| Literacy Rate:
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60.5%
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| Academic Year:
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September-June
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| Number of Primary Schools: |
1,710
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| Compulsory Schooling:
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6 years
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| Educational Enrollment:
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Primary: 1,104,902
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Secondary: 94,586
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Higher: 1,987
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| Teachers:
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Primary: 18,937
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Secondary: 3,413
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Higher: 331
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| Student-Teacher Ratio:
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Primary: 58:1
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Teacher training begins with the second cycle of secondary education. Training occurs in Primary Teachers' Colleges. The government is striving to open teachers' colleges in each prefecture. Religious and private schools also continue to train teachers. The rapid expansion of the educational system has led to a shortage of teachers at all levels.
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A small, landlocked nation in Central Africa, Rwanda faces significant economic, social, and political challenges. In 2000, Rwanda had an approximate population of 7.23 million and was the most densely populated nation in Africa. With an extremely low per capita income and a life expectancy of 41, Rwanda is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped nations in the world (CIA 2000). A horrific peri…
The Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) centrally controls the Rwandan education system and there is a national curriculum in public schools. Many other ministries operate educational programs including literary classes offered by the Ministry of Local Government; special programs for girls' education implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Affairs; and the operation of a conti…
Rwandan students are required to begin school at age seven.
Prior to 1991, preschool education was provided informally by parents and/or communities. In 1991, the Division of Preschool Education was created. This division seeks to set standards, train teachers, and promote enrollment of children from age two-and-a-half to age six. The Rwandan government has prioritized the expansion of facilities for and quality of preprimary education with a focus upon a …
Transition rates from primary to secondary school are low. Approximately 20 percent of students who finished primary school in 1998 continued on to public secondary schools, and another 10 percent enrolled in private schools. The gross enrollment for secondary schools was only 7 percent in 1998. Nearly half of secondary students are female (49 percent). Secondary school admission is no longer base…
Higher, or tertiary, education opportunities dramatically increased after independence. Since 1967, the National University of Rwanda (NUR) has graduated approximately 450 students per year (CCA 2000). However, in 1994, nearly the entire staff of the NUR was lost. Since then, the university has depended on visiting professors, who in 1996 made up 71 percent of the faculty (CCA 2000). Although the …
Prior to the 1994 genocide the Rwandan government emphasized education spending.
Vocational training institutes operated by the Ministry of Youth serve out-of-school young people and adults through both six-month and three-year training programs.
The education system in Rwanda, despite extensive efforts, remains inadequate for the current and rapidly expanding population of children. Nearly 70 percent of children do not continue beyond the six years of primary school. Although illiteracy figures vary, estimates are that at least one-third of the population remains illiterate. Teacher shortages, lack of supplies, rapid population growth, an…
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