Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda

Rwanda: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0456 units per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0456 units per person
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
182nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0456 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0017 units per person
in 1974
Years of data
40
1971–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda, 1971–2018

00.010.020.030.040.051971199420181971: 0.002 units per person1972: 0.002 units per person1973: 0.002 units per person1974: 0.002 units per person1975: 0.002 units per person1976: 0.002 units per person1977: 0.002 units per person1978: 0.002 units per person1979: 0.002 units per person1980: 0.01 units per person1981: 0.017 units per person1982: 0.018 units per person1983: 0.018 units per person1984: 0.018 units per person1985: 0.018 units per person1986: 0.019 units per person1987: 0.019 units per person1988: 0.019 units per person1989: 0.02 units per person1990: 0.02 units per person1991: 0.019 units per person1992: 0.013 units per person1999: 0.01 units per person2000: 0.012 units per person2002: 0.014 units per person2003: 0.016 units per person2004: 0.018 units per person2005: 0.02 units per person2006: 0.021 units per person2007: 0.023 units per person2008: 0.025 units per person2009: 0.029 units per person2011: 0.04 units per person2012: 0.044 units per person2013: 0.045 units per person2014: 0.044 units per person2015: 0.04 units per person2016: 0.04 units per person2017: 0.044 units per person2018: 0.046 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.0456 units per person. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0456 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 1974.

That places Rwanda 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda, 1971 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0018 units per person
1972 0.0018 units per person -1.4%
1973 0.0017 units per person -3.4%
1974 0.0017 units per person -2.6%
1975 0.0017 units per person +2.9%
1976 0.0018 units per person +6.5%
1977 0.0018 units per person -1.1%
1978 0.0018 units per person -0.2%
1979 0.0018 units per person +0.5%
1980 0.0103 units per person +467.2%
1981 0.0171 units per person +65.8%
1982 0.0175 units per person +2.4%
1983 0.0182 units per person +3.6%
1984 0.0178 units per person -2.2%
1985 0.0182 units per person +2.2%
1986 0.0187 units per person +3.1%
1987 0.0192 units per person +2.6%
1988 0.0195 units per person +1.3%
1989 0.0201 units per person +3.5%
1990 0.0197 units per person -2.1%
1991 0.0195 units per person -1.3%
1992 0.0131 units per person -32.9%
1999 0.0095 units per person -27.2%
2000 0.0119 units per person +25.1%
2002 0.0143 units per person +20.0%
2003 0.0164 units per person +14.7%
2004 0.0185 units per person +13.1%
2005 0.0197 units per person +6.6%
2006 0.0213 units per person +7.8%
2007 0.0234 units per person +9.9%
2008 0.0246 units per person +5.3%
2009 0.029 units per person +18.1%
2011 0.0404 units per person +39.1%
2012 0.044 units per person +8.9%
2013 0.0452 units per person +2.8%
2014 0.0439 units per person -2.9%
2015 0.0402 units per person -8.5%
2016 0.0402 units per person -0.0%
2017 0.0435 units per person +8.4%
2018 0.0456 units per person +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0018 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0018 units per person 9
1980s 0.0177 units per person 0.0103 units per person 0.0201 units per person 10
1990s 0.0154 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.0197 units per person 4
2000s 0.0199 units per person 0.0119 units per person 0.029 units per person 9
2010s 0.0429 units per person 0.0402 units per person 0.0456 units per person 8

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 179 Czechia 0.0462 units per person compare
  2. 180 Hong Kong 0.0458 units per person compare
  3. 181 Maldives 0.0458 units per person compare
  4. 183 Poland 0.0454 units per person compare
  5. 184 Ethiopia 0.0453 units per person compare
  6. 185 Switzerland 0.0453 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More education data for Rwanda

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0456 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0456 units per person in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1974.
How does Rwanda rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/secondary-education-general-pupils-per-capita/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/secondary-education-general-pupils-per-capita/rwanda/">Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Rwanda</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.