Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.15 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda stood at 1.15 GPI.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda peaked at 1.28 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7575 GPI, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 8th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7575 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9262 GPI | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.76 GPI | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8858 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9327 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9851 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9984 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9958 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9986 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9952 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8953 GPI | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9941 GPI | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPI | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPI | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPI | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPI | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPI | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8746 GPI | 0.7575 GPI | 0.9851 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9952 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9533 GPI | 0.8953 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9941 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 8 |
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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, gender parity in Rwanda?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Rwanda was 1.15 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7575 GPI in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Rwanda ranks 8th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.