School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.16 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda is 1.16 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 1.16 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 330,047 number, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 70th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 404,828 number | 330,047 number | 472,898 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 500,826 number | 466,481 number | 560,050 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 597,244 number | 572,010 number | 667,484 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 895,503 number | 710,270 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda was 1.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,047 number in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.