Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 66.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 66.8% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Rwanda peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1971.
That places Rwanda 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.2% | — |
| 1972 | 20.6% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 28.0% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -44.0% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -37.8% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +12.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 66.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 66.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 19.2% | 28.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 35.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 23.9% | 43.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 23.8% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 58.8% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 59.3% | 95.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More aid effectiveness data for Rwanda
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 329,220 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 38.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 6.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.91 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 10.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 77.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 83.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 22.70 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 3.03 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 22.16 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Rwanda?
- Primary completion rate, total in Rwanda was 66.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Rwanda ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.