Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 3 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda is 3, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda peaked at 3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 118th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1.97 | 2.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Rwanda was 3 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Rwanda ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.