Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda is 3.7 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda peaked at 8.29 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.7 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 8.15 live births per woman | 8.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 8.18 live births per woman | 8.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 8.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 7.03 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.65 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Rwanda was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.