Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Rwanda stood at 99.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 48th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 50.4% | — |
| 1974 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 50.9% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +35.6% | 65.4% | 88.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 47.1% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 87.5% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 45 Denmark 99.1% compare
- 46 Morocco 99.1% compare
- 47 Maldives 99.1% compare
- 49 Guadeloupe 99.0% compare
- 50 Mozambique 99.0% compare
- 51 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.0% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Rwanda?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Rwanda was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release