Basic education

Through innovative ECD programmes, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, has been providing vital childcare support to families in Rwanda, including in border regions and busy markets. These initiatives help children grow and learn in safe environments and empower mothers to work and support their families. Supporting Mothers…

Education is a fundamental human right, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other human rights treaties, as well as in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Education directly contributes to reducing poverty and inequalities; drives sustainable economic growth; leads to better health, particularly for women and children; and empowers children and adolescents. With Rwanda’s predominantly youthful population, education is critical for Rwanda to leverage the demographic dividend. Rwanda has clearly articulated this in its National Strategy for Transformation and Vision 2050

Children are naturally motivated to play. You would be hard-pressed to find a child who must be forced to play. This is why a play-based program building on this motivation and using it as a context for learning, makes a ton of sense. In Rwanda, the government has prioritized enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, for improved learning…

NEW YORK, 17 January 2023 – Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, UNICEF said in a new report released today, while calling for additional – and more equitable – investment to lift millions of children out of a learning crisis. The report, Transforming Education with Equitable Financing ,…

NEW YORK / NAIROBI – Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced today a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. By providing equal access to quality digital learning, particularly for the most…

The Ministry of Education in partnership with UNICEF and the Mastercard Foundation, today announced the launch of an innovative Teacher Management and Information System (TMIS) designed to enhance the management of the teaching workforce and collection of administrative data on the teaching cohort. The TMIS, developed for Rwanda’s primary and…

Rwanda is one of the top-performing countries in education with 98.5 per cent of children enrolled in primary school. These gains over the years have been impacted with a decrease in children transitioning to secondary education and a high number of dropouts. Thanks to funding from the Government of Spain, UNICEF Rwanda is supporting remedial…

These education budget briefs explore the extent to which the Government of Rwanda addresses the educational needs of children under 18 years of age. The briefs analyse the size and composition of budget allocations to the education sector, as well as the adequacy of past spending. The budget briefs aim to synthesize complex budget information and offer recommendations to strengthen budgeting for children.