School enrollment, primary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Rwanda, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 95.1% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Rwanda peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 55th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 46.2% | 53.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 82.5% | 86.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.1% | 99.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (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, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Rwanda?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Rwanda was 95.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.