Rwanda vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Rwanda
914,731
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
49.44 million
in 2024
Rwanda rank
75th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
74th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Rwanda
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 49.44 million against 914,731 in Rwanda, a difference of 48.53 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 54.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 75th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 74th of 220 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 318,522 16.46 million 16.14 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 359,691 22.84 million 22.48 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 497,127 31.62 million 31.13 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 646,443 41.35 million 40.70 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 719,022 43.02 million 42.30 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 883,161 46.96 million 46.08 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Rwanda or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 49.44 million against 914,731 in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Rwanda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
48.53 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 75th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 74th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release