Population of compulsory school age, male in Rwanda

Rwanda: Population of compulsory school age, male was 956,620 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
956,620 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
76th
of 186 countries
All-time high
956,620 number
in 2019
All-time low
544,565 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 544.6k number1999: 589.7k number2000: 633.7k number2001: 668.8k number2002: 672.9k number2003: 671.6k number2004: 671.5k number2005: 687.8k number2006: 703.0k number2007: 720.9k number2008: 739.0k number2009: 756.9k number2010: 773.7k number2011: 790.3k number2012: 809.0k number2013: 829.8k number2014: 852.2k number2015: 875.4k number2016: 899.2k number2017: 921.1k number2018: 940.1k number2019: 956.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Rwanda is 956,620 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Rwanda peaked at 956,620 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 544,565 number, in 1998.

That places Rwanda 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 567,118 number 544,565 number 589,670 number 2
2000s 692,614 number 633,734 number 756,866 number 10
2010s 864,745 number 773,732 number 956,620 number 10

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  5. 78 Sierra Leone 896,005 number compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Rwanda?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Rwanda was 956,620 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 956,620 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 544,565 number in 1998.
How does Rwanda rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Rwanda ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
Last refreshed

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.