Primary completion rate, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary completion rate, male was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 60.3% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Rwanda peaked at 89.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 173rd 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, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.8% | — |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 27.4% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 28.9% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 31.7% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 38.0% | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 45.5% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 46.9% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 43.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -43.7% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -40.2% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 23.8% | 31.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 38.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 24.6% | 43.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 25.9% | 69.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 53.6% | 89.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 53.5% | 89.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Rwanda?
- Primary completion rate, male in Rwanda was 60.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Rwanda ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (% 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.