School age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.06 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.06 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.06 million number
in 2019
All-time low
280,369 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda, 1998–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 280.4k number1999: 302.4k number2000: 327.0k number2001: 353.5k number2002: 364.6k number2003: 372.5k number2004: 378.6k number2005: 388.1k number2006: 396.3k number2007: 405.7k number2008: 415.7k number2009: 425.7k number2010: 435.4k number2011: 446.8k number2012: 458.6k number2013: 470.1k number2014: 480.3k number2015: 487.8k number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.0M number2018: 1.0M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 1.06 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 148.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda peaked at 1.06 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 280,369 number, in 1998.

That places Rwanda 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Rwanda, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 280,369 number —
1999 302,380 number +7.9%
2000 326,970 number +8.1%
2001 353,463 number +8.1%
2002 364,556 number +3.1%
2003 372,532 number +2.2%
2004 378,583 number +1.6%
2005 388,068 number +2.5%
2006 396,286 number +2.1%
2007 405,661 number +2.4%
2008 415,651 number +2.5%
2009 425,699 number +2.4%
2010 435,408 number +2.3%
2011 446,750 number +2.6%
2012 458,607 number +2.7%
2013 470,132 number +2.5%
2014 480,251 number +2.2%
2015 487,795 number +1.6%
2016 1.00 million number +105.6%
2017 1.02 million number +1.5%
2018 1.04 million number +1.9%
2019 1.06 million number +2.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 1.06 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 789,182 number, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 1.06 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 609,297 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +105.6% 487,795 number 1.00 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 291,374 number 280,369 number 302,380 number 2
2000s 382,747 number 326,970 number 425,699 number 10
2010s 689,483 number 435,408 number 1.06 million number 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 41 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
  2. 42 Madagascar 1.11 million number compare
  3. 43 Zambia 1.11 million number compare
  4. 45 South Korea 1.05 million number compare
  5. 46 Cambodia 1.05 million number compare
  6. 47 Iraq 1.03 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Rwanda was 1.06 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 280,369 number in 1998.
How does Rwanda rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Rwanda ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/