School age population, primary education, male in Rwanda

Rwanda: School age population, primary education, male was 970,712 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
970,712 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
66th
of 206 countries
All-time high
970,712 number
in 2020
All-time low
318,257 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Rwanda, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 970,712 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Rwanda peaked at 970,712 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 318,257 number, in 1970.

Rwanda ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 345,561 number 318,257 number 385,835 number 10
1980s 494,065 number 400,142 number 617,753 number 10
1990s 577,422 number 501,101 number 649,489 number 10
2000s 692,614 number 633,734 number 756,866 number 10
2010s 864,745 number 773,732 number 956,620 number 10
2020s 970,712 number 970,712 number 970,712 number 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 63 Syrian Arab Republic 1.08 million number compare
  2. 64 Guinea 1.05 million number compare
  3. 65 Cambodia 1.05 million number compare
  4. 67 Burundi 970,251 number compare
  5. 68 Benin 969,696 number compare
  6. 69 Ecuador 968,157 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Rwanda?
School age population, primary education, male in Rwanda was 970,712 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 970,712 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 318,257 number in 1970.
How does Rwanda rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Rwanda ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.