Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 13.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Rwanda, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 13.6% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Rwanda peaked at 36.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.6% | — |
| 1972 | 27.8% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 24.2% | -12.9% |
| 1974 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | -57.7% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | +120.6% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +102.4% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -54.3% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -15.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +120.6% | 6.6% | 14.5% |
| 1999 | +102.4% | 14.4% | 29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 16.7% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 6.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 11.1% | 29.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 14.6% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.5% | 18.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 16 Benin 15.1% compare
- 17 Portugal 14.3% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 14.1% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.5% compare
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 East Timor 13.4% compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Rwanda?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Rwanda was 13.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.