Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda
Rwanda: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 36.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda is 36.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda peaked at 77.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2001 | 75.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 54.5% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 44.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 36.3% | 45.0% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Rwanda was 36.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Rwanda ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 youth of upper 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