School age population, upper secondary education, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 457,725 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Rwanda, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 457,725 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Rwanda peaked at 467,501 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 140,464, in 1970.
Rwanda ranks 75th of 214 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 | 159,346 | 140,464 | 174,735 | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,004 | 171,653 | 198,225 | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,466 | 194,580 | 332,947 | 10 |
| 2000s | 331,157 | 317,146 | 339,897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 373,184 | 330,553 | 462,296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 454,085 | 428,467 | 467,501 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Rwanda?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Rwanda was 457,725 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 467,501 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,464 in 1970.
- How does Rwanda rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release