School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.87 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
75th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.87 million
in 2025
All-time low
592,220
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda is 1.87 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 1.87 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 592,220, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 75th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 592,220 | — |
| 1971 | 610,809 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 628,340 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 645,346 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 661,422 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 676,194 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 688,808 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 698,616 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 705,995 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 711,895 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 831,406 | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 952,840 | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 965,815 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 982,110 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.17 million | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 843,594 | -27.7% |
| 1996 | 969,210 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.82 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.87 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 661,964 | 592,220 | 711,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million | 831,406 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million | 843,594 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.27 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.31 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.72 million | 1.87 million | 6 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 1.87 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 592,220 in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release