Population, age 16, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population, age 16, total was 243,106 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Rwanda, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 243,106 for population, age 16, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Rwanda peaked at 260,228 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 111,774, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 73rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140,450 | 111,774 | 202,077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,254 | 223,076 | 260,228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,152 | 227,543 | 243,106 | 5 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.65 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Rwanda?
- Population, age 16, total in Rwanda was 243,106 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 260,228 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,774 in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for population, age 16, total?
- Rwanda ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.