Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 45.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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 45.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda peaked at 83.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2010.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.8% | — |
| 1965 | 80.3% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 76.3% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 70.8% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 66.4% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 80.3% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.6% | 70.8% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 63.1% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 56.9% | 60.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.2% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Rwanda was 45.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education