Rwanda: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Rwanda's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 11.3% on 2017 (from 79,595 to 88,574).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +10% and a typical year strayed about 13.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37.7% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 15% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4,513 a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Rwanda had the 23rd highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Rwanda in the 2018 ranking

• Sri Lanka — 20th of 64: 105,865
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 21st of 64: 94,557
• El Salvador — 22nd of 64: 91,653
• Belarus — 24th of 64: 82,592
• Dominican Republic — 25th of 64: 75,571
• Burundi — 26th of 64: 68,831

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Rwanda

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3.01 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 149.57% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 146.68% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 152.46% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 68,326 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's secondary education, vocational pupils?

88,574 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,294% from 6,354 in 1971 (5.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 100,129 in 2015 and the lowest 6,354 in 1971.

How does Rwanda rank?

23rd highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Rwanda?

In 2018, Rwanda's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 11.3% on 2017 (from 79,595 to 88,574). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +10% and a typical year strayed about 13.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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