School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.94 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.94 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
66th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.94 million number
in 2020
All-time low
643,759 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.94 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 1.94 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 643,759 number, in 1970.
That places Rwanda 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 643,759 number | — |
| 1971 | 651,611 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 661,157 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 671,786 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 684,147 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 697,819 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 712,301 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 730,794 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 753,415 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 779,571 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 808,346 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 838,581 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 872,907 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 910,503 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 952,129 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 998,895 number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.05 million number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million number | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 1.24 million number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million number | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million number | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million number | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million number | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.94 million number | +1.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.94 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.84 million number, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.94 million number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.02 million number, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 698,636 number | 643,759 number | 779,571 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 996,692 number | 808,346 number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million number | 1.94 million number | 1.94 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 1.94 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 643,759 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.