STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Government of Rwanda successfully trained and certified 24,000 teachers to meet the need created by the construction of 22,000 classrooms across the country.
- This success was based on an innovative approach through which graduates who aspired to become teachers were allowed to teach before having formally attended a Teacher Training College.
- Rwanda’s goal is to ensure that all students receive the foundational education they need to begin acquiring skills and build a stable future.
Among the 29 countries and economies of the East Asia and Pacific region, one finds some of the world’s most successful education systems. Seven out of the top 10 highest average scorers on internationally comparable tests such as PISA and TIMSS are from the region, with Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong (China) consistently among the best.
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