Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1978–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 1.05 index. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.05 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.75 index, in 1978.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.75 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.98 index | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.938 index | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 index | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.75 index | 0.75 index | 0.75 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.959 index | 0.938 index | 0.98 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9969 index | 1.05 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 2 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.05 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 index in 1978.
- How does Rwanda rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.