Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda

Rwanda: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr was 87.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
138th
of 205 countries
All-time high
89.1%
in 2012
All-time low
36.9%
in 1979
Years of data
37
1971–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda, 1971–2019

0204060801971199520191971: 53.8 %1976: 43.7 %1977: 40.5 %1978: 38.2 %1979: 36.9 %1980: 76.6 %1981: 85.8 %1982: 84.3 %1983: 80.7 %1984: 77.3 %1985: 73.4 %1986: 75.5 %1987: 76.6 %1988: 76.9 %1989: 74.9 %1990: 74.3 %1991: 73 %1992: 58.4 %1999: 73.5 %2000: 75.3 %2002: 76.2 %2003: 78.4 %2004: 80.1 %2005: 81.7 %2006: 82.5 %2007: 83.7 %2008: 83.7 %2009: 84.3 %2011: 87.8 %2012: 89.1 %2013: 86.2 %2014: 85 %2015: 82.4 %2016: 83.6 %2017: 87 %2018: 86.5 %2019: 87.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda stood at 87.4%.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda peaked at 89.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1979.

That places Rwanda 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42.6% 36.9% 53.8% 5
1980s 78.2% 73.4% 85.8% 10
1990s 69.8% 58.4% 74.3% 4
2000s 80.7% 75.3% 84.3% 9
2010s 86.1% 82.4% 89.1% 9

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  3. 137 Mali 87.8% compare
  4. 139 Belarus 87.3% compare
  5. 140 Aruba 87.0% compare
  6. 141 Republic of Moldova 86.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr in Rwanda was 87.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1979.
How does Rwanda rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr?
Rwanda ranks 138th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.