Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda, 1978–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPI, in 1978.
Rwanda ranks 2nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.75 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.98 GPI | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.938 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPI | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.75 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 0.75 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.959 GPI | 0.938 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9969 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.05 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPI in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.