Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 38.3% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 38.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Rwanda peaked at 38.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +46.6% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | +58.5% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +51.5% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 27.4% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
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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 38.3% 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 38.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Rwanda ranks 28th 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 10.5%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)