School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.02 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.02 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 1.02 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 359,285 number, in 1970.
That places Rwanda 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411,863 number | 359,285 number | 485,247 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 625,763 number | 506,319 number | 765,103 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 630,896 number | 494,857 number | 781,517 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 760,877 number | 643,010 number | 848,840 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 957,172 number | 868,467 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 61 Cambodia 1.06 million number compare
- 62 Syrian Arab Republic 1.06 million number compare
- 63 Malaysia 1.03 million number compare
- 65 Tajikistan 997,986 number compare
- 66 South Sudan 978,611 number compare
- 67 Ecuador 976,337 number compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 1.02 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,285 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.