Colleges in Rwanda

• In 2018, there were 40 higher education institutes or colleges in Rwanda, attended by 89,000 students.
• 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 college 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 Unicaf (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 of 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 students.
• In academic year 2017/2018, the largest college institution, UR, enrolled 28,609 students.