Population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population of compulsory school age, female was 956,737 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
956,737 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
76th
of 186 countries
All-time high
956,737 number
in 2019
All-time low
567,244 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 567.2k number1999: 606.3k number2000: 643.0k number2001: 673.6k number2002: 684.5k number2003: 688.6k number2004: 690.6k number2005: 702.7k number2006: 713.5k number2007: 727.5k number2008: 743.4k number2009: 760.3k number2010: 777.5k number2011: 794.6k number2012: 813.8k number2013: 834.8k number2014: 857.0k number2015: 879.8k number2016: 903.1k number2017: 924.0k number2018: 941.8k number2019: 956.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda stood at 956,737 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda peaked at 956,737 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 567,244 number, in 1998.

Rwanda ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 586,776 number 567,244 number 606,307 number 2
2000s 702,768 number 642,998 number 760,285 number 10
2010s 868,317 number 777,453 number 956,737 number 10

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  5. 78 Sierra Leone 894,442 number compare
  6. 79 Paraguay 856,725 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Rwanda was 956,737 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 956,737 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 567,244 number in 1998.
How does Rwanda rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Rwanda ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.