School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.70 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.70 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
73rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.70 million number
in 2020
All-time low
525,242 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.70 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 1.70 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 525,242 number, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 73rd of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 525,242 number | — |
| 1971 | 546,739 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 564,796 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 581,399 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 596,033 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 609,236 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 621,351 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 629,382 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 637,831 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 647,985 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 762,460 number | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 880,157 number | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 895,067 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 913,106 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 936,634 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 968,065 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 million number | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million number | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million number | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 943,012 number | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 909,805 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 890,602 number | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 895,311 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 920,431 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 980,361 number | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million number | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 595,999 number | 525,242 number | 647,985 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 971,675 number | 762,460 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million number | 890,602 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million number | 1.70 million number | 1.70 million 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, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 1.70 million number in 2020, 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 1.70 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,242 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.