What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Canada and Rwanda?

35,150 number, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Rwanda?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Rwanda: Enrolment in primary education, male

Canada

1.23 million number

in 2018

Rwanda

1.27 million number

in 2019

Canada rank

59th

Rwanda rank

58th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Canada
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.27 million number against 1.23 million number in Canada, a difference of 35,150 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.30 million number	230,570 number	1.07 million number	Canada
1980s	1.17 million number	358,706 number	810,040 number	Canada
1990s	1.23 million number	548,621 number	680,917 number	Canada
2000s	1.18 million number	961,103 number	221,072 number	Canada
2010s	1.16 million number	1.21 million number	46,953 number	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Canada or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.27 million number against 1.23 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Canada and Rwanda?: 35,150 number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Rwanda?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Canada and Rwanda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Canada ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.