Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 166,610 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda is 166,610 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 166,610 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57,213 number, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,213 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,690 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58,901 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 60,253 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 61,737 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 63,329 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 64,979 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 67,330 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 70,029 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 72,981 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 76,062 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 79,124 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 82,864 number | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 86,767 number | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 90,882 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 95,284 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 99,889 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 105,577 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 111,702 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 117,125 number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 120,605 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 121,528 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 117,548 number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 110,463 number | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 102,099 number | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 94,284 number | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 87,448 number | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 89,815 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 94,886 number | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 101,341 number | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 107,895 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 114,185 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 116,644 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 118,356 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 119,765 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 123,110 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 125,473 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 128,267 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 131,329 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 134,488 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 137,611 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 140,954 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 144,776 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 148,806 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 152,750 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 156,352 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 159,653 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 161,845 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 163,405 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 164,849 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 166,610 number | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 166,610 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 166,610 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,444 number | 57,213 number | 72,981 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 94,528 number | 76,062 number | 117,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,002 number | 87,448 number | 121,528 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,951 number | 107,895 number | 134,488 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,100 number | 137,611 number | 164,849 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 166,610 number | 166,610 number | 166,610 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Rwanda was 166,610 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 166,610 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,213 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.