Education in Southern Province, Rwanda: official figures
72.1% of people aged 15 and over in the Southern Province could read and write in 2023/24, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 75.8%).
Do children in Southern Province go to primary school?
92.0% of primary-school-age children in the Southern Province were attending primary school in 2023/24 (net attendance rate), 2nd lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 92.8%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyHow many young people in Southern Province attend secondary school?
Only 31.8% of secondary-school-age young people in the Southern Province were attending secondary school in 2023/24 (net attendance rate), 2nd lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 33.7%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyHow many young people in Southern Province go to university?
3.9% of people aged 18 to 30 in the Southern Province were attending or had attended university or another higher-education institution in 2023/24, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 6.3%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyHow many people in Southern Province never went to school?
9.2% of people aged 6 and over in the Southern Province had never attended school (2023/24), against 8.1% in Rwanda as a whole.
Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copyMore figures
- 7.5% of people aged 10 and over in the Southern Province were computer literate in 2023/24, the lowest of Rwanda's four provinces and Kigali (Rwanda: 11.0%). Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · saved copy
How Southern Province compares with other provinces
Literacy rate, population aged 15+ (2023/24)
Southern Province ranks 5 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, population aged 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Kigali | 90.6% |
| 2 | Northern Province | 75.4% |
| 3 | Eastern Province | 73.2% |
| 4 | Western Province | 72.9% |
| 5 | Southern Province | 72.1% |
Secondary school net attendance rate (2023/24)
Southern Province ranks 4 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Secondary school net attendance rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Kigali | 45.9% |
| 2 | Western Province | 34.3% |
| 3 | Northern Province | 32.5% |
| 4 | Southern Province | 31.8% |
| 5 | Eastern Province | 30.5% |
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Sources
- National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda: Seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV7) 2023/24, Main Indicators Report tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a01ec05d851…)
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