Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 95.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda is 95.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda peaked at 98.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1975.
That places Rwanda 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 55.1% | — |
| 1974 | 53.0% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 54.1% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 56.3% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.8% | 50.6% | 56.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 81.2% | 85.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 98.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Rwanda was 95.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Rwanda ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.