Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 38.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 38.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Rwanda peaked at 38.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1960.
That places Rwanda 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.2% | — |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +49.9% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 18.3% | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 20.8% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 31.0% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 35.2% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Rwanda was 38.4% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Rwanda ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)