School age population, primary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, primary education, female was 968,901 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Rwanda, 1970β2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.