Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda stood at 99.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 48th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 47.1% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 87.5% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 45 Denmark 99.1% compare
- 46 Morocco 99.1% compare
- 47 Maldives 99.1% compare
- 50 Mozambique 99.0% compare
- 51 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.0% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.65 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Rwanda was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.