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The basic education of Rwanda consists of an approximate of 9 years out of which 3 years are spent by Rwandan students in the Rwanda primary schools. The educational structure that has been by the Rwandan government requires Rwandan students to spend the remaining 6 years of their basic education in secondary schools. According to government plans education in the Rwanda primary schools is fee-free since, basic educational institutions in Rwanda depend on government capitations. Current census records have shown that student enrollment in Rwanda primary schools are roughly at 110.2% within the age-group of 7 to 12 years. Census records of 2003 have shown that a total of 1,752,588 students have been enrolled in various Rwanda primary schools out of which 890,432 accounted for females and 862,156 were male students. There have been a hike of 8% in the total student enrollment in the Rwandan public schools in recent years.
The teaching staff in the Rwanda primary schools have also increased in recent years with an increase in university graduate in recent years. At present, the total number of female teachers teaching in the Rwanda primary schools are 49.8% while the male teaching staff comprises of 50.2%. The number of Rwanda private schools have increased by 59 in a span of 2 years with proper qualified teachers. Although, there is no adequate infrastructure to support primary education, certain Rwandan primary schools carry on their education in open premises and sometimes even in buildings which are not meant for the purpose of education.
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