Secondary school starting age rose 0% to 12.0 years in Rwanda in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, secondary school starting age in Rwanda reached an all time high of 13.0 years in 1997 and an all time low of 12.0 years in 2022. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, secondary school starting age in Burundi amounted to 13.0 years, 14.0 years in Tanzania, 13.0 years in Uganda and 12.0 years in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Rwanda has been ranked 70th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of secondary school starting age, 60 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Secondary School Starting Age | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | years | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | years | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
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