School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Rwanda
Rwanda: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 28.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Rwanda, 2001–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Rwanda is 28.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Rwanda peaked at 28.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
Rwanda ranks 157th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% | — |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +561.9% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +561.9% | 2.6% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 2.6% | 17.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 11.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
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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 enrollment, preprimary in Rwanda?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Rwanda was 28.2% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Rwanda ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.