{{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.}}<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Statistics indicate that 68% of Rwandan population aged 15 years and above were literate while they were 64.4% in 2002. <\/p>\n
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%).<\/p>\n
The Improved literacy in Rwanda is a result of increasing number of persons who attend various levels of education, from primary to university. <\/p>\n
In Rwanda, the official age of primary school is 7\u201312 years and 13\u201318 years for the secondary one.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In general, the percentage of persons who have never attended the school dropped from 31.9% in 2002 to 18.7% in 2012. <\/p>\n
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). <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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