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 8.0% 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 %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 8.0% 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 7.0% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Rwanda peaked at 46.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 24.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 12.8% | 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 8.0% 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 46.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Rwanda ranks 88th out of 206 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 47.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release