Completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Completion rate, primary education, female was 69.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda stood at 69.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 69.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 76th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.1% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 40.8% | 60.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.7% | 69.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 73 Sierra Leone 70.6% compare
- 74 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70.2% compare
- 75 Gambia, The 69.4% compare
- 77 Côte d'Ivoire 64.1% compare
- 78 Haiti 57.8% compare
- 79 Senegal 57.6% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Rwanda was 69.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release