Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Primary
| Years | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary education, duration (years) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Pupils of the official school age. Primary. Total | 1,024,837.0 | 1,101,861.0 | 1,162,955.0 | 1,075,677.0 | 1,365,902.0 | 1,391,209.0 | 1,578,690.0 | 1,666,638.0 | ||||||||||
| Pupils of the official school age. Primary. Male | 505,637.0 | 537,501.0 | 566,013.0 | 521,860.0 | 667,801.0 | 679,978.0 | 772,568.0 | 818,801.0 | ||||||||||
| Pupils of the official school age. Primary. Female | 519,200.0 | 564,360.0 | 596,942.0 | 553,817.0 | 698,101.0 | 711,231.0 | 806,122.0 | 847,837.0 | ||||||||||
| Percentage of female students. Primary | 50.0 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.9 | |||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total | 1,288,669.0 | 1,431,657.0 | 1,475,572.0 | 1,534,510.0 | 1,636,563.0 | 1,752,588.0 | 1,857,841.0 | 2,019,991.0 | 2,150,430.0 | 2,190,270.0 | 2,264,672.0 | 2,299,326.0 | 2,341,146.0 | |||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Female | 643,834.0 | 709,793.0 | 737,833.0 | 771,233.0 | 826,002.0 | 890,432.0 | 945,634.0 | 1,035,719.0 | 1,093,580.0 | 1,114,148.0 | 1,150,419.0 | 1,166,770.0 | 1,190,941.0 | |||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public. All programmes. Total | 1,431,657.0 | 1,534,510.0 | 1,622,778.0 | 1,738,000.0 | 1,990,075.0 | 2,114,214.0 | 2,144,087.0 | 2,207,302.0 | 2,249,816.0 | 2,289,873.0 | ||||||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public. All programmes. Female | 709,793.0 | 771,233.0 | 819,091.0 | 883,245.0 | 1,020,122.0 | 1,090,656.0 | 1,122,119.0 | 1,141,647.0 | 1,165,709.0 | |||||||||
| Enrolment in primary. Public. All programmes. Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary education, teachers | 23,730.0 | 26,499.0 | 28,698.0 | 26,024.0 | 27,319.0 | 28,254.0 | 26,944.0 | 30,637.0 | 31,037.0 | 32,338.0 | 33,158.0 | 35,583.0 | ||||||
| Primary education, teachers (% female) | 54.7 | 53.0 | 51.1 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 51.2 | 54.2 | 53.0 | 53.5 | 54.4 | 54.0 | 53.4 |