Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 34.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda is 34.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda peaked at 34.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +58.7% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +101.4% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +59.2% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +125.6% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +27.7% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +68.0% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +55.3% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.4% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 primary in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda was 34.0% 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 primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Rwanda ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary