School age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 445,520 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda is 445,520 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 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 445,520 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 141,626 number, in 1970.
That places Rwanda 71st 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, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 141,626 number | — |
| 1971 | 146,994 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 151,420 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 155,009 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 157,482 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 159,460 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 161,582 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 163,466 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 165,923 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 169,059 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 227,665 number | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 287,829 number | +26.4% |
| 1982 | 293,928 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 301,225 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 310,389 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 322,215 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 336,973 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 355,219 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 376,262 number | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 396,768 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 413,112 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 423,557 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 343,291 number | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 254,995 number | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 245,170 number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 238,722 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 237,845 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 248,284 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 267,781 number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 289,717 number | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 308,601 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 323,001 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 330,171 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 332,672 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 332,238 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 331,274 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 331,174 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 333,235 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 337,740 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 343,906 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 350,885 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 357,026 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 364,459 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 372,706 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 381,345 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 390,151 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 399,403 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 409,349 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 420,445 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 432,546 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 445,520 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 157,202 number | 141,626 number | 169,059 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,847 number | 227,665 number | 396,768 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 296,247 number | 237,845 number | 423,557 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,401 number | 308,601 number | 343,906 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,832 number | 350,885 number | 432,546 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 445,520 number | 445,520 number | 445,520 number | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Rwanda was 445,520 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 445,520 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,626 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 71st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.