Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 53,744 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
53,744
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
61st
of 184 countries
All-time high
239,957
in 2017
All-time low
40,613
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2024
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 53,744 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 239,957 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,613, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 61st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 108,275 | — |
| 2017 | 239,957 | +121.6% |
| 2018 | 89,300 | -62.8% |
| 2019 | 54,744 | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 48,458 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 42,859 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 40,613 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 53,744 | +32.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 53,744 is below the median for low income countries, which is 644,653, 8% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 53,744 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,801, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 123,069 | 54,744 | 239,957 | 4 |
| 2020s | 46,418 | 40,613 | 53,744 | 4 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Rwanda was 53,744 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 239,957 in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,613 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release