Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.4839 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4839 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
180th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9259 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.4706 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda is 0.4839 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda peaked at 0.9259 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4706 modelled data, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9259 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9155 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9101 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9073 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.903 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8935 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8756 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8631 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8611 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8438 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8435 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8431 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8242 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8095 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7821 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7606 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7302 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6964 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6538 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6122 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5652 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5476 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5128 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4706 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4839 modelled data | +2.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.4839 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.4839 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8899 modelled data | 0.8438 modelled data | 0.9259 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7556 modelled data | 0.6122 modelled data | 0.8435 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5134 modelled data | 0.4706 modelled data | 0.5652 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Rwanda was 0.4839 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9259 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4706 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Rwanda ranks 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release