Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 3.65 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.65 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.29 live births per woman
in 1959
All-time low
3.65 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda stood at 3.65 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda peaked at 8.29 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.65 live births per woman, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.15 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 8.16 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 8.18 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 8.2 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 8.22 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 8.21 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 8.23 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 8.26 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 8.27 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 8.29 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 8.28 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 8.28 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 8.27 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 8.27 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.27 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.25 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 8.23 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 8.21 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 8.19 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 8.18 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 8.14 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.09 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 8.09 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.09 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.1 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.1 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 8.12 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 8.14 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.16 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.13 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.12 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 8.1 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.06 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.79 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 7.61 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 7.43 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.23 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.03 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.8 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.62 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.42 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.24 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.17 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.06 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.97 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.89 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.82 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.74 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.64 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.33 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.14 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.92 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.71 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.52 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.33 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.14 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.12 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.11 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.11 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.08 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.98 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.91 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.84 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.78 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.65 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3.65 live births per woman is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.11 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3.65 live births per woman is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 8.15 live births per woman | 8.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 8.18 live births per woman | 8.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 8.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 7.03 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Rwanda was 3.65 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.