OLPC Rwanda/Background

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Rwanda's National Education Background

General Background: The OLPC Learning Team is currently in Kigali, Rwanda, developing a Center for Laptops & Learning in partnership with the Kigali Institute of Science & Technology (KIST).

Education Statistics

1. UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report 2009 Statistics
Categories Numbers
Total adult literacy rate (%), 2000-2007 65
Primary school net enrollment/ attendance (%), 2000-2007 86
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (male)<ref> Youth literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.</ref> 79
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (female) 77
Percentage of phone users 2006 3
Percentage of internet users 2006 1
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> 138
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female) 142
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> 76
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female) 81
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male) <ref> Primary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> 84
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female) 87
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (administrative data) <ref> Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary school. </ref> 31
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (survey data) 76
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref> 14
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female) 13
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.</ref> N/A
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female) N/A
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref> 5
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female) 5

OLPC's work in Rwanda

Other Educational Initiatives

Summary of Educational Development Initiatives in Haiti
Name of Organization Investment in Country People/Major Projects
UNICEF
WFP
WHO
UNESCO
UNDP
IFRC
The Catholic Church
World Vision:
Save the Children
USAID
SOS Children's Villages
World Bank


Other Resources

Rwanda Education Resources:

OLPC in Rwanda:

Education Initiatives' Resources

Other

Notes

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