Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Rwanda
0.2109 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1526 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2109 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0583 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.092 units per person 0.104 units per person 0.012 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.1127 units per person 0.1278 units per person 0.0151 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.1421 units per person 0.1248 units per person 0.0173 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.202 units per person 0.1466 units per person 0.0555 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.2123 units per person 0.1588 units per person 0.0535 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.2049 units per person 0.1554 units per person 0.0495 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rwanda, at 0.2109 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0583 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 206 countries.
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.