Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 98.1% in 2019. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Rwanda, 1973β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 98.1% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Rwanda peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1975.
That places Rwanda 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 43.4% | 50.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.7% | 88.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Rwanda?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Rwanda was 98.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release