Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Rwanda

Share of children out of school in Rwanda in 2024 — 0.97%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 120. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 48.63 pp.

2024 0.97% +0.48 pp vs 2023
World rank 26of 120
Period maximum 52.87%1975
Period minimum 0.1%2021

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Rwanda, 1973–2024020406019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 49.6%1974: 51.06%1975: 52.87%1977: 49.06%1978: 46.61%1999: 34.56%2002: 11.28%2003: 12.48%2016: 0.8%2017: 1.16%2018: 1.38%2019: 1.56%2021: 0.1%2023: 0.49%2024: 0.97%
Change over the period: −48.63 pp Annual average: -0.95 pp
Share of children out of school — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.97 +0.48 pp
2023 0.49
2021 0.1
2019 1.56 +0.18 pp
2018 1.38 +0.22 pp
2017 1.16 +0.36 pp
2016 0.8
2003 12.48 +1.2 pp
2002 11.28
1999 34.56
1978 46.61 −2.45 pp
1977 49.06
1975 52.87 +1.8 pp
1974 51.06 +1.47 pp
1973 49.6

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.