School age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.94 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970β2020
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.
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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.