Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Skills gaps in ICT sector
Skills Gaps: - The ICT establishments in the private sector has a skills gaps of 940 labor units comprising of 34.5% in ICT managers, 8.9% ICT scientists professionals and 7.7% ICT technicians. Liberal professionals and Artisans represented 18.3% and 30.4% of overall skills gaps. The existing employees in the sector also need training in soft (qualitative) skills like leadership, business communication, PR and innovation.
| 1. Managers | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | vacancy |
| Managers (senior management excluding supervisors | 130 | 41 | 0 |
| ICT services managers | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 201 | 54 | 0 |
| 2. ICT Scientists Professionals | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Vacancy |
| Software/Applications developers & analysts (incl. web and multimedia developers, applications programmers & related functions | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Database specialists and systems administrators | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| ICT Network and hardware professionals | 28 | 7 | 4 |
| ICT Electronic/Electronic Engineers and Telecommunication Engineers | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| ICT sales professionals | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| ICT Trainers | 58 | 7 | - |
| Total | 97 | 29 | 41 |
| 3. ICT Technicians | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | vacancy |
| ICT operations and user support technicians | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| Web technicians | 16 | 0 | - |
| Applications development and testing technicians | 0 | 0 | - |
| Communications/telecommunications engineering/installers/repairs technicians | 8 | 0 | - |
| ICT electronic and related technicians | 7 | 2 | - |
| Total | 44 | 3 | 25 |
| 3. Liberal Professions | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | vacancy |
| Other Engineers (civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical) | 1 | - | - |
| Finance Professionals (Accountants, Financial analysts, Investment Advisors) | 72 | 5 | 5 |
| Administration Professionals (Management, HR etc) | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Sales Marketing and Public Relations Professionals | 0 | 14 | - |
| Lawyers | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Liberal professionals (health workers, security, paralegals) | 0 | 0 | - |
| Science and Engineering Associate Professionals | 3 | 1 | - |
| Business and Administration Associate Professionals (finance, HR, sales &marketing) | 0 | 3 | - |
| Other non-ICT Technicians | 6 | 17 | - |
| Total | 82 | 51 | 15 |
| 3. Artisans | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | vacancy |
| Clerical Support workers (Secretarial, Clerical and other office workers) | 36 | 2 | - |
| Customer service occupation (sales staff, retail cashiers, showroom attendants) | 74 | 0 | - |
| Skilled Craftsmen/Artisans(ICT craft-men, electricians, mechanics) | 98 | 1 | - |
| Plant Operators (incl. drivers, sorters, packers, drivers) | 28 | 5 | - |
| Elementary occupations (unskilled workers, messengers, cleaners, gardeners, security guards, waiters, kitchen assistants) | 40 | 0 | - |
| Total | 276 | 8 | 0 |