Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda
Rwanda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.6224 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.6224 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6224 modelled data, in 2025.
Rwanda ranks 173rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9665 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9431 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9275 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.924 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9231 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9261 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.924 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9103 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8843 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8769 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8678 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.872 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8788 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8735 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8679 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.84 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8099 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7868 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7559 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.713 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6699 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6224 modelled data | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9697 modelled data | 0.9231 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8795 modelled data | 0.84 modelled data | 0.924 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7263 modelled data | 0.6224 modelled data | 0.8099 modelled data | 6 |
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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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda was 0.6224 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6224 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Rwanda ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release