Rwanda: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 18 percentage points from 6.85% 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 4th highest value of the 77 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

• Solomon Islands — 1st of 77: 36.46%
• Pakistan — 2nd of 77: 26.39%
• Madagascar — 3rd of 77: 24.98%
• Eritrea — 5th of 77: 24.69%
• Mauritania — 6th of 77: 20.34%
• Malawi — 7th of 77: 19.32%

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

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Benin — 7.87% (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 15.78% (2018)
• Burundi — 17.06% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 10.2% (2018)
• Cameroon — 12% (2017)
• Chad — 13.89% (2016)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 7.98% (2018)
• Equatorial Guinea — 22.58% (2015)
• Eritrea — 24.69% (2018)
• Eswatini — 28.27% (2017)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

24.86% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 18 percentage points from 6.85% in 1973. The highest value was 26.71% in 2016 and the lowest 6.85% in 1973.

How does Rwanda rank?

4th highest of 77 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.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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