School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda

Rwanda: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.16 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.16 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
70th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.16 million number
in 2019
All-time low
330,047 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Rwanda, 1970–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 67 Zimbabwe 1.35 million number compare
  2. 68 Chad 1.29 million number compare
  3. 69 Somalia 1.25 million number compare
  4. 71 Guinea 1.13 million number compare
  5. 72 Kazakhstan 1.11 million number compare
  6. 73 Haiti 1.06 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.