Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 47.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 47.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda peaked at 94.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2010.
Rwanda ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.4% | — |
| 1965 | 92.3% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 88.1% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 82.4% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 77.0% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 72.5% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 94.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 85.2% | 82.4% | 88.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 72.5% | 77.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 62.8% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 53.2% | 57.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 17 Togo 52.5% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 50.7% compare
- 19 Nepal 48.0% compare
- 21 India 47.2% compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 46.4% compare
- 23 Mauritania 41.9% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda was 47.5% 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+ with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Rwanda ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education