Annual school-count statistics compiled from the MINEDUC School Census, published in the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025. Covers Tables 4.50-4.62: schools by combined level settings (Table 4.50), schools by education level (Table 4.51), schools by status public/government-subsidized/private for preprimary/primary/secondary/TVET (Tables 4.52-4.55), higher education institutions by type and ownership (Table 4.56), adult literacy centers by status (Table 4.57), and schools by owner (government/catholic/ protestant/adventist_sda/islamic/parents_assoc/individuals_ngos) for preprimary/primary/ secondary/TVET/adult_literacy (Tables 4.58-4.62). Table 4.54 is mislabeled as "Table 4.4" in the source. Table 4. 61 has a space before 61 in its source title. Higher-ed series (Table 4.56) starts at 2016/17 and is missing 2019/20 (same gap as education-graduates).
| COLUMN | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| academic_year | string | Academic year label (e.g. "2017", "2020/21", "2016/17"). Calendar year for Tables 4.50-4.57 (2017-2023/24); academic year starting 2016/17 for Table 4.56 (higher ed). Use this column for display; use year for numeric sorting. | - |
| year | int64 | Start year of the academic/calendar year. Note: higher_ed topic starts at year=2016 (from "2016/17") and is missing year=2019 (2019/20 gap). | - |
| topic | string | Dataset sub-table slug. Values: by_settings (Table 4.50 -- school combinations of levels), by_level (Table 4.51 -- by education level), preprimary_by_status (4.52), primary_by_status (4.53), secondary_by_status (4.54 -- mislabeled as "Table 4.4" in source), tvet_by_status (4.55), higher_ed (4.56), adult_literacy_by_status (4.57), preprimary_by_owner (4.58), primary_by_owner (4.59), secondary_by_owner (4.60), tvet_by_owner (4.61), adult_literacy_by_owner (4.62). | - |
| category | string | Dimension value within the topic. For by_level: total, preprimary, primary, secondary, tvet, polytechnics, general_hed, adult_literacy. For *_by_status topics: total, public, govt_subsidized, private. For higher_ed: all_total, all_public, all_private, polytechnics_total, polytechnics_public, polytechnics_private, general_hed_total, general_hed_public, general_hed_private. For *_by_owner topics (Tables 4.58-4.61): total, government, catholic, protestant, adventist_sda (Adventist or 7th Day Adventist), islamic, parents_assoc, individuals_ngos. For adult_literacy_by_owner (Table 4.62): total, churches, government, ngos_projects. For by_settings: dynamic slug from combined level label (e.g. preprimary_primary, preprimary_primary_lower_secondary). | - |
| metric | string | Measurement type. Values: schools_count (number of schools/centers), avg_per_school (average pupils or students per school -- for *_by_status topics), share_pct (percentage share by status/owner -- 0-100 scale). | - |
| value | float64 | Numeric value for the metric. Nullable for by_settings rows where a combination did not exist in a given year (sparse data). | - |