School enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 29.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda, 2001–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda is 29.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda peaked at 29.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
Rwanda ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 2.6% | 17.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 152.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Rwanda was 29.1% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.