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.