Secondary education, pupils in Rwanda
Rwanda: Secondary education, pupils was 53.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Rwanda, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Rwanda is 53.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Rwanda peaked at 53.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1984.
Rwanda ranks 5th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.7% | — |
| 1976 | 52.3% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 50.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 49.7% | 52.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.3% | 50.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.7% | 53.2% | 9 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Rwanda?
- Secondary education, pupils in Rwanda was 53.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1984.
- How does Rwanda rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Rwanda ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.