Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 108.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
31st
of 188 countries
All-time high
119.0%
in 2012
All-time low
75.5%
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda, 1999–2019

02550751001251999200920191999: 75.5 %2000: 78.9 %2001: 78.6 %2002: 81 %2003: 86.2 %2004: 93.2 %2005: 98 %2006: 106.4 %2007: 110.8 %2008: 111.4 %2009: 114.9 %2010: 117.1 %2011: 119 %2012: 119 %2013: 117.2 %2014: 113.9 %2015: 111.6 %2016: 112.1 %2017: 110.5 %2018: 108.1 %2019: 108.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda stood at 108.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda peaked at 119.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1999.

Rwanda ranks 31st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.5% 75.5% 75.5% 1
2000s 95.9% 78.6% 114.9% 10
2010s 113.7% 108.1% 119.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda was 108.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 119.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1999.
How does Rwanda rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Rwanda ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.