School age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, tertiary education, female was 755,134 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda is 755,134, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 755,134 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 176,238, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226,064 | 176,238 | 261,292 | 10 |
| 1980s | 271,365 | 255,134 | 288,164 | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,919 | 252,950 | 425,009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 504,340 | 434,838 | 556,230 | 10 |
| 2010s | 567,068 | 544,809 | 608,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 677,763 | 608,090 | 755,134 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Rwanda was 755,134 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 755,134 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,238 in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release