Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda

Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 47.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
47.7%
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
47.9%
in 2000
All-time low
8.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 8.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 13.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 20.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 36.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 39.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 39.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 42 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 46.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 47.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 43.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 47.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda is 47.7%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda peaked at 47.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1960.

Rwanda ranks 19th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Rwanda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 8.5%
1965 13.9% +64.1%
1970 20.6% +48.2%
1975 36.3% +75.8%
1980 39.2% +8.0%
1985 39.8% +1.5%
1990 42.0% +5.5%
1995 46.7% +11.2%
2000 47.9% +2.6%
2005 43.7% -8.8%
2010 47.7% +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.2% 8.5% 13.9% 2
1970s 28.5% 20.6% 36.3% 2
1980s 39.5% 39.2% 39.8% 2
1990s 44.3% 42.0% 46.7% 2
2000s 45.8% 43.7% 47.9% 2
2010s 47.7% 47.7% 47.7% 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 16 El Salvador 53.4% compare
  2. 17 Senegal 50.6% compare
  3. 18 Nepal 49.2% compare
  4. 20 Sudan 45.8% compare
  5. 21 Zimbabwe 45.5% compare
  6. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 45.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Rwanda was 47.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1960.
How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
Rwanda ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)