{{The Use of French Language in Rwanda has declined tremendously and people able to speak English language have accumulated over the years owing to the use of English as a medium of instruction in schools.}}
According to statistics from the 2012 Population and Housing Census in Rwanda, Persons aged 15-59 years are more literate than those aged 60 and above and there is a greater probability to meet person who knows English or French in the first age group of the population than in the second one.
Among the category of persons aged 60 years and above, 3.3% knows French against 12.1% of those aged 15-59 years and 15.9% of the first category knows English against only 1.0% in the second one.
Using English as a medium of Instruction in schools increases rates of awareness and literacy among the students than the impact of using French language.
Statistics indicate that 68% of Rwandan population aged 15 years and above were literate while they were 64.4% in 2002.
A person is qualified as literate if he/she is able to read, write and understand at least one language. In 2012, males were more literate (72%) than females (65%).
The Improved literacy in Rwanda is a result of increasing number of persons who attend various levels of education, from primary to university.
In Rwanda, the official age of primary school is 7–12 years and 13–18 years for the secondary one.
The percentage of persons with a secondary education level rose considerably from 6.1% in 2002 to 12.4% in 2012, all domains and both sexes grouped according to the 2012RPHC statistics.
In general, the percentage of persons who have never attended the school dropped from 31.9% in 2002 to 18.7% in 2012.
The percentage of females who have never attended schools was higher than the one of males who have never attended schools (27.9% against 22.8% respectively) and the percentage of persons with primary education level is higher in rural areas than in urban ones (58.4% against 48.1% respectively).
There is hope that the literacy will increase in the future considering the fact that almost all children with primary school age, girls and boys, were in schools in 2012.
Only 5.1% of females aged 7-18 years and 6.2% of boys with the same age have been declared never attended the school.
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