School age population, secondary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, secondary education, female was 853,122 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Rwanda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 853,122 number for school age population, secondary education, female 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 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 853,122 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 265,815 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 301,422 number | 265,815 number | 327,442 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 490,627 number | 385,237 number | 593,639 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 515,782 number | 449,070 number | 632,205 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 646,652 number | 589,404 number | 672,084 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 748,166 number | 682,090 number | 829,810 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 853,122 number | 853,122 number | 853,122 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, female in Rwanda?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Rwanda was 853,122 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 853,122 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,815 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.