School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 887,938 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda is 887,938 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 887,938 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 279,620 number, in 1970.
That places Rwanda 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 279,620 number | — |
| 1971 | 290,457 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 299,352 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 306,594 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 311,565 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 315,519 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 319,765 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 323,479 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 328,390 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 334,660 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 450,758 number | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 570,002 number | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 582,019 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 596,454 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 614,649 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 638,200 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 667,625 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 703,863 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 745,873 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 786,848 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 819,345 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 839,822 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 680,487 number | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 505,742 number | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 486,632 number | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 474,903 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 475,426 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 489,997 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 521,646 number | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 560,598 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 599,199 number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 635,317 number | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 657,589 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 667,541 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 666,630 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 656,546 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 652,680 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 654,812 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 664,357 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 678,942 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 695,757 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 710,331 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 726,682 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 743,572 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 760,532 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 777,617 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 795,585 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 815,190 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 837,352 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 861,724 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 887,938 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 310,940 number | 279,620 number | 334,660 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 635,629 number | 450,758 number | 786,848 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,460 number | 474,903 number | 839,822 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 653,361 number | 599,199 number | 678,942 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,434 number | 695,757 number | 861,724 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 887,938 number | 887,938 number | 887,938 number | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 887,938 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 887,938 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,620 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.