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Country

Rwanda

Scores
46.2/100
Overall
37.5/100
Governance and accountability
23.3/100
Prevention
35.0/100
Healing
59.8/100
Justice

Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa

8th

Overall

8th

Governance and accountability

12th

Prevention

12th

Healing

5th

Justice

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Ending Violence Against Children pledging process

33rd

Overall

25th

Governance and accountability

40th

Prevention

39th

Healing

19th

Justice

Shared rank — one or more countries have the same score.

Background indicators
GDP per capita
999.65
Level of poverty
38.2
Gini coefficient
43.7
Rule of Law Index
0.63
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
0.39
Women in parliament
63.8
Gender gap in educational attainment
0.96
LGBTQ Equality Index
35.0
Birth registration
86.0
Internet penetration rate
34.2
Lead child protection ministries or agencies
2.0
Child marriage
7.0
Online child sexual abuse
6.5
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8th
within Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa
out of 16 countries
2nd
in its low income classification
out of 7 countries
6.2
million children in Rwanda
represents 1.4% of the region's total population under the age of 18

Rwanda is the only country to set the age of sexual consent at 18 Index indicator 4.3.1

 

See the data from Rwanda's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

This country’s score places it in the bottom third of those assessed in the Index

This low-ranking indicates significant gaps in the laws, policies, services, and systems that prevent sexual violence against children and adolescents and support survivors.  

This score is not a judgement — it is a roadmap for progress. 

The Index evaluates countries against 23 indicators covering foundational laws, policies, programs, and services governments should have in place to end sexual violence against children and adolescents. 

By using these indicators as a step-by-step guide, governments can strengthen prevention, expand survivor-centered services, improve accountability, and coordinate action across sectors – making meaningful progress toward eliminating sexual violence in their country and improving their ranking in the next Index cycle.

Advocacy in action

Learn more about how advocates are working to make Rwanda safe for all children.

 

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

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www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

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