Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 3,551 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3,551 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda peaked at 3,551 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 982, in 1960.
That places Rwanda 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 982 | — |
| 1965 | 1,076 | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 1,252 | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 1,441 | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 1,656 | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 1,922 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 2,227 | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 1,700 | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 2,524 | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 2,954 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 3,551 | +20.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 3,551 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,105, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 3,551 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,854, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,029 | 982 | 1,076 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,346 | 1,252 | 1,441 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,789 | 1,656 | 1,922 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,964 | 1,700 | 2,227 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,739 | 2,524 | 2,954 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,551 | 3,551 | 3,551 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Rwanda was 3,551 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,551 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 982 in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Rwanda ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.