OLPC Rwanda/Background

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).

Information and Communication Technology(ICT): The Rwandan government has made it a priority to promote the use of ICT in its schools.

Language: Schools teach in English, French and Kinyarwanda

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

detailed article:OLPC 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:

• Rwanda's Ministry of Education website
• Education in Rwanda Wikipedia page

OLPC in Rwanda:

• OLPC Rwanda wiki page
• OLPC News (separate from OLPC) articles about Rwanda

Education Initiatives' Resources

• Rwanda Development Gateway provides a list of all NGOs in the country

Other

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