Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.12 index
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.23 index
in 2015
All-time low
0.7337 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.12 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.23 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7337 index, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 20th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7337 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7636 index | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7923 index | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8242 index | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8475 index | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8654 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8789 index | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8948 index | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9143 index | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9358 index | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9555 index | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9712 index | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9829 index | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9891 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.989 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9826 index | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9709 index | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9613 index | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9602 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9658 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9747 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9869 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 index | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.09 index | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 index | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.17 index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.19 index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.21 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.23 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.22 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.21 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2 index | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.18 index | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 index | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.16 index | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.14 index | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.13 index | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | -0.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.12 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.12 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.835 index | 0.7337 index | 0.9143 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9698 index | 0.9358 index | 0.9891 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 0.9658 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 index | 1.17 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.12 index | 1.18 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 17 Burkina Faso 1.14 index compare
- 18 Eswatini 1.13 index compare
- 19 East Timor 1.13 index compare
- 21 Cambodia 1.12 index compare
- 22 Bangladesh 1.12 index compare
- 23 Mauritania 1.12 index compare
More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7337 index in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.