Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda

Rwanda: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0019 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0019 number per person
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
163rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.002 number per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0004 number per person
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda, 1971–2019

0.0010.0010.0020.0021971199520191971: 0 number per person1972: 0 number per person1973: 0 number per person1974: 0 number per person1975: 0 number per person1976: 0 number per person1977: 0.001 number per person1980: 0.001 number per person1981: 0.001 number per person1982: 0.001 number per person1983: 0.001 number per person1984: 0.001 number per person1985: 0.001 number per person1986: 0.001 number per person1987: 0.001 number per person1988: 0.001 number per person1989: 0.001 number per person1990: 0.001 number per person1991: 0.001 number per person1992: 0.001 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.002 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda is 0.0019 number per person, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.002 number per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 number per person, in 1971.

Rwanda ranks 163rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda, 1971 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0004 number per person
1972 0.0004 number per person +3.7%
1973 0.0004 number per person +7.2%
1974 0.0004 number per person -1.2%
1975 0.0005 number per person +6.6%
1976 0.0005 number per person +6.8%
1977 0.0005 number per person +4.3%
1980 0.0007 number per person +28.0%
1981 0.0008 number per person +25.0%
1982 0.0009 number per person +9.5%
1983 0.001 number per person +6.5%
1984 0.001 number per person +1.6%
1985 0.001 number per person +1.1%
1986 0.001 number per person +2.3%
1987 0.0011 number per person +8.6%
1988 0.0011 number per person +3.9%
1989 0.0012 number per person +2.5%
1990 0.0012 number per person -1.0%
1991 0.0012 number per person +1.6%
1992 0.0012 number per person -0.9%
1998 0.0015 number per person +31.5%
1999 0.0016 number per person +3.6%
2000 0.0017 number per person +7.2%
2001 0.0018 number per person +3.5%
2002 0.0016 number per person -12.2%
2003 0.0016 number per person +2.7%
2004 0.0016 number per person +2.8%
2005 0.0016 number per person -1.6%
2006 0.0017 number per person +8.2%
2007 0.0017 number per person -0.5%
2008 0.0018 number per person +3.3%
2009 0.0018 number per person -0.8%
2010 0.0018 number per person +3.4%
2011 0.002 number per person +6.8%
2012 0.002 number per person +0.2%
2013 0.0019 number per person -2.4%
2014 0.0019 number per person +0.4%
2015 0.0019 number per person +0.0%
2016 0.002 number per person +1.6%
2017 0.0019 number per person -1.7%
2018 0.0018 number per person -4.2%
2019 0.0019 number per person +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0005 number per person 0.0004 number per person 0.0005 number per person 7
1980s 0.001 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0012 number per person 10
1990s 0.0013 number per person 0.0012 number per person 0.0016 number per person 5
2000s 0.0017 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.0018 number per person 10
2010s 0.0019 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.002 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 160 Malawi 0.002 number per person compare
  2. 161 Japan 0.0019 number per person compare
  3. 162 United Arab Emirates 0.0019 number per person compare
  4. 164 Burkina Faso 0.0019 number per person compare
  5. 165 Mozambique 0.0019 number per person compare
  6. 166 Congo 0.0019 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda was 0.0019 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 number per person in 1971.
How does Rwanda rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.