Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda is 0.0027 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 145th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 units per person | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +37.5% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 142 Ukraine 0.0028 units per person compare
- 143 Egypt 0.0027 units per person compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 0.0027 units per person compare
- 146 Colombia 0.0027 units per person compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0026 units per person compare
- 148 El Salvador 0.0026 units per person 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Rwanda was 0.0027 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.