The experience of Transparency International Rwanda in monitoring public expenditure in education

By introducing universal primary education in 2003, the government of Rwanda officially made education one of its key priorities. Before 2003 it was up to parents to pay for the school fees of their children. More specifically, families had to pay 300Rwf (US$0.51) for each pupil attending primary school, meaning that a significant number of children could not access education because of their families' lack of financial resources. ²