Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda
Rwanda: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.15 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda, 1973–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2019, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda stood at 98.15.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda peaked at 99.54 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.4, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 46.06 | — |
| 1974 | 44.53 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 43.4 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 45.63 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 47.86 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 50.66 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 65.95 | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 71.88 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 77.81 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 83.75 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 88.27 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 99.54 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 98.87 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.5 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.15 | -0.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 98.15 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 98.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.35 | 43.4 | 50.66 | 6 |
| 1990s | 65.95 | 65.95 | 65.95 | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.43 | 71.88 | 88.27 | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.77 | 98.15 | 99.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Rwanda was 98.15 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.54 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4 in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.