Primary completion rate, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary completion rate, female was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 73.3% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Rwanda peaked at 102.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 156th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.6% | — |
| 1972 | 15.6% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 24.2% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 33.2% | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 43.4% | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 42.2% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 41.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | -44.2% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 102.4% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 101.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | -35.8% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 14.6% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 33.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 23.3% | 42.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 21.7% | 75.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 64.0% | 102.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 65.1% | 101.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Rwanda?
- Primary completion rate, female in Rwanda was 73.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Rwanda ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.