School age population, primary education, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: School age population, primary education, female was 968,901 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
968,901 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
66th
of 206 countries
All-time high
968,901 number
in 2020
All-time low
325,502 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Rwanda, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Rwanda is 968,901 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 968,901 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 325,502 number, in 1970.

Rwanda ranks 66th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 353,075 number 325,502 number 393,736 number 10
1980s 502,626 number 408,204 number 625,669 number 10
1990s 590,821 number 518,718 number 658,285 number 10
2000s 702,768 number 642,998 number 760,285 number 10
2010s 868,317 number 777,453 number 956,737 number 10
2020s 968,901 number 968,901 number 968,901 number 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 63 Guinea 1.04 million number compare
  2. 64 Syria 1.04 million number compare
  3. 65 Cambodia 1.00 million number compare
  4. 67 Burundi 960,767 number compare
  5. 68 Benin 942,440 number compare
  6. 69 Ecuador 926,773 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Rwanda?
School age population, primary education, female in Rwanda was 968,901 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 968,901 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 325,502 number in 1970.
How does Rwanda rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Rwanda ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.