School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 442,418 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Rwanda is 442,418 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Rwanda peaked at 442,418 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 137,994 number, in 1970.
That places Rwanda 73rd 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, male (number) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 137,994 number | — |
| 1971 | 143,463 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 147,932 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 151,585 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 154,083 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 156,059 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 158,183 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 160,013 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 162,467 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 165,601 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 223,093 number | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 282,173 number | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 288,091 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 295,229 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 304,260 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 315,985 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 330,652 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 348,644 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 369,611 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 390,080 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 406,233 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 416,265 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 337,196 number | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 250,747 number | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 241,462 number | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 236,181 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 237,581 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 241,713 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 253,865 number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 270,881 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 290,598 number | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 312,316 number | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 327,418 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 334,869 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 334,392 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 325,272 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 321,506 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 321,577 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 326,617 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 335,036 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 344,872 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 353,305 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 362,223 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 370,866 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 379,187 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 387,466 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 396,182 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 405,841 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 416,907 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 429,178 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 442,418 number | +3.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 442,418 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 750,437 number, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 442,418 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450,520 number, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +34.7% | 165,601 number | 223,093 number |
| 1993 | -25.6% | 337,196 number | 250,747 number |
| 1981 | +26.5% | 223,093 number | 282,173 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153,738 number | 137,994 number | 165,601 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,782 number | 223,093 number | 390,080 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 289,212 number | 236,181 number | 416,265 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 322,960 number | 290,598 number | 335,036 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,603 number | 344,872 number | 429,178 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 442,418 number | 442,418 number | 442,418 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.15 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Rwanda?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Rwanda was 442,418 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 442,418 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,994 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Rwanda ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.