School age population, early … age female educational development in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, early … age female educational development was 507,836 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
507,836
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 104 countries
All-time high
507,836
in 2021
All-time low
472,092
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2021
School age population, early childhood educational development in Rwanda, 2016–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 507,836 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
School age population, early … age female educational development in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 472,092 | — |
| 2017 | 478,965 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 486,622 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 493,948 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 500,997 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 507,836 | +1.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 507,836 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 248,189, 2.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 482,907 | 472,092 | 493,948 | 4 |
| 2020s | 504,416 | 500,997 | 507,836 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Rwanda?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Rwanda was 507,836 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 507,836 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,092 in 2016.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Rwanda ranks 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release