Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.18 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.18 GPIA
World rank
4th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.7575 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
33
1971–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.18 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7575 GPIA, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 4th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7575 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9262 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.76 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8858 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9327 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9851 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9984 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9986 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8953 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9941 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8746 GPIA | 0.7575 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9532 GPIA | 0.8953 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 1 Burkina Faso 1.26 GPIA compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1.25 GPIA compare
- 3 Lesotho 1.22 GPIA compare
- 5 Sudan 1.18 GPIA compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 1.17 GPIA compare
- 7 Burundi 1.15 GPIA compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Rwanda was 1.18 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7575 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release