Rwanda
History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary EducationTEACHING PROFESSION
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Rwandese Republic |
| Region: | Africa |
| Population: | 7,229,129 |
| Language(s): | Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili (Swahili) |
| Literacy Rate: | 60.5% |
| Academic Year: | September-June |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 1,710 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 6 years |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 1,104,902 |
| Secondary: 94,586 | |
| Higher: 1,987 | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 18,937 |
| Secondary: 3,413 | |
| Higher: 331 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 58:1 |
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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