Lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 42.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 42.8% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda peaked at 42.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1987.
That places Rwanda 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.0% | — |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +2406.6% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 34.5% | 38.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 28.9% | 42.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,725 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 59,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 71,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0989 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Rwanda was 42.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1987.
- How does Rwanda rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.