Africa Eastern and Southern vs Rwanda: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.1573 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.2109 units per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
5th
Rwanda rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2109 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0536 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1191 units per person 0.092 units per person 0.0271 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.1311 units per person 0.1127 units per person 0.0184 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.1283 units per person 0.1421 units per person 0.0138 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.1546 units per person 0.202 units per person 0.0475 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.1695 units per person 0.2123 units per person 0.0427 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.1617 units per person 0.2049 units per person 0.0432 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.2109 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Rwanda?
0.0536 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Rwanda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Rwanda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.