Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Rwanda

Primary completion rate in Rwanda in 2024 — 66.82%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 47.62 pp.

2024 66.82% +7.51 pp vs 2023
World rank 104of 111
Period maximum 95.98%2019
Period minimum 19.2%1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Rwanda, 1971–2024025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 19.2%1972: 20.64%1973: 22.69%1974: 23.76%1975: 25.55%1977: 27.97%1978: 25.99%1980: 35.57%1981: 46.1%1982: 45.11%1983: 43.49%1984: 44.78%1985: 46.2%1986: 43.04%1987: 42.84%1988: 44.01%1989: 44.3%1990: 42.98%1991: 42.23%1992: 42.72%1999: 23.94%2000: 23.77%2001: 26.54%2002: 31.78%2003: 43.02%2004: 41.76%2008: 53.06%2009: 72.61%2010: 75.87%2012: 74.82%2013: 58.81%2014: 64.3%2015: 63.2%2016: 67.74%2017: 76.07%2018: 84.22%2019: 95.98%2021: 95.4%2023: 59.3%2024: 66.82%
Change over the period: +47.62 pp Annual average: 0.9 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 66.82%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 66.82 +7.51 pp
2023 59.3
2021 95.4
2019 95.98 +11.75 pp
2018 84.22 +8.15 pp
2017 76.07 +8.33 pp
2016 67.74 +4.55 pp
2015 63.2 −1.1 pp
2014 64.3 +5.49 pp
2013 58.81 −16.01 pp
2012 74.82
2010 75.87 +3.26 pp
2009 72.61 +19.55 pp
2008 53.06
2004 41.76 −1.27 pp
2003 43.02 +11.24 pp
2002 31.78 +5.24 pp
2001 26.54 +2.77 pp
2000 23.77 −0.17 pp
1999 23.94
1992 42.72 +0.48 pp
1991 42.23 −0.75 pp
1990 42.98 −1.32 pp
1989 44.3 +0.29 pp
1988 44.01 +1.18 pp
1987 42.84 −0.21 pp
1986 43.04 −3.16 pp
1985 46.2 +1.41 pp
1984 44.78 +1.3 pp
1983 43.49 −1.62 pp
1982 45.11 −0.99 pp
1981 46.1 +10.53 pp
1980 35.57
1978 25.99 −1.98 pp
1977 27.97
1975 25.55 +1.79 pp
1974 23.76 +1.07 pp
1973 22.69 +2.05 pp
1972 20.64 +1.44 pp
1971 19.2

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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