Rwanda's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) was 25.69% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 25.69% | 2018 |
| Highest | 27.27% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 8.37% | 1973 |
| Average since 2016 | 26.65% | 2016–2018 |
| First recorded | 8.37% | 1973 |
Since 1973 it is up 17.33 percentage points from 8.37% in 1973. The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
In 2018, Rwanda had the 5th highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Rwanda in the 2018 ranking
- Eritrea — 2nd of 75: 26.72%
- Pakistan — 3rd of 75: 26.3%
- Madagascar — 4th of 75: 26.09%
- Gambia, The — 6th of 75: 19.41%
- Mauritania — 7th of 75: 19.34%
- Malawi — 8th of 75: 18.5%
What this measures
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.
All 11 values
| Year | Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 25.69 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2016 | 27.27 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 |
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in nearby economies
- Benin — 8.42% (2018)
- Burkina Faso — 15.51% (2018)
- Burundi — 17.72% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 12.33% (2018)
- Cameroon — 12.72% (2017)
- Chad — 14.53% (2016)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 7.7% (2018)
- Equatorial Guinea — 23.94% (2015)
- Eritrea — 26.72% (2018)
- Eswatini
More education data for Rwanda
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 3.01 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 149.57% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 146.68% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 152.46% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 68,326 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Rwanda's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?
- 25.69% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 17.33 percentage points from 8.37% in 1973. The highest value was 27.27% in 2016 and the lowest 8.37% in 1973.
- How does Rwanda rank?
- 5th highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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