School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 156,623 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
156,623 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
70th
of 204 countries
All-time high
156,623 number
in 2020
All-time low
51,039 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 156,623 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 156,623 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51,039 number, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 70th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,039 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,520 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 53,215 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 53,642 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 54,294 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 55,114 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 56,010 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 56,875 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 58,050 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 59,527 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 61,259 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 63,215 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 65,226 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 67,601 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 70,391 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 73,703 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 77,523 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 81,970 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 87,061 number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 91,963 number | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 95,733 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 97,916 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 96,354 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 92,832 number | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 88,723 number | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 85,690 number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 84,188 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 87,464 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 92,929 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 99,568 number | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 105,842 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 110,654 number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 112,323 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 112,465 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 112,044 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 111,868 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 112,929 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 114,884 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 117,095 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 119,532 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 122,130 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 124,579 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 127,291 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 130,259 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 133,274 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 136,568 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 140,469 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 144,586 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 148,587 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 152,864 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 156,623 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,029 number | 51,039 number | 59,527 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,991 number | 61,259 number | 91,963 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,140 number | 84,188 number | 99,568 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,964 number | 105,842 number | 119,532 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,061 number | 122,130 number | 152,864 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,623 number | 156,623 number | 156,623 number | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Rwanda was 156,623 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 156,623 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,039 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.