Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education was 46.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda peaked at 86.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2010.
That places Rwanda 11th 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 25-29 with no education in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.5% | — |
| 1965 | 74.6% | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 62.4% | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.5% | 74.6% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 62.4% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 53.0% | 62.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 49.0% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 8 Afghanistan 48.3% compare
- 9 Yemen 47.7% compare
- 10 Sudan 46.3% compare
- 12 Liberia 45.3% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 44.0% compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.9% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Rwanda was 46.0% 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 25-29 with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 25-29 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education