Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Rwanda: Secondary education, pupils

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
50.1%
in 2018
Rwanda
53.2%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 53.2% against 50.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 50.0% 51.3% 1.3% Rwanda
1980s 50.8% 44.6% 6.2% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 51.2% 46.8% 4.4% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 51.2% 48.4% 2.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 50.6% 52.2% 1.7% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 53.2% against 50.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
3.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,958 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.