Over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Over-age students, primary, male was 25.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda is 25.7%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda peaked at 27.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1973.
Rwanda ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.4% | — |
| 1974 | 9.7% | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +114.4% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.3% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 3 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Rwanda was 25.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1973.
- How does Rwanda rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Rwanda ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.