CEMENT MANUFACTURING IN RWANDA
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Table 15: Distribution of young people by highest level of education attended by sex and area of
residence (%)
Level of
education
Male
Urban
Female
Both
sexes
Male
Rural
Female
Both
sexes
Male
Total
Female
Both
sexes
No
4.3
4.6
4.5
12.9
14.8
13.9
11.4
13.2
12.4
education
Preschool
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Primary
44.4
42.6
43.6
65.5
65.3
65.4
61.3
61.4
61.4
Post-primary
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
Secondary
36.1
37.8
36.9
18.5
17.8
18.1
22.0
21.3
21.7
University
13.6
13.5
13.5
1.8
0.9
1.3
3.9
2.7
3.3
Not stated
Total
1.0
100.0
1.1
1.0
100.0
407,032
0.8
100.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
1,594,586
100.0
3,321,201
100.0
100.0
Count
438,544
100.0
845,576
100.0
1,726,615
100.0
2,033,130 2,133,647
4,166,777
Source: Fourth Rwanda Population and Housing Census. Notes: (1) Base population: resident youth population (ages 14-35).
• Of the ~11 million population of Rwanda, 40% are youth (aged 14 - 35 years); 53% of the urban
Kigali city population are youth (of which, 79% are migrants into Kigali)
• A larger share of urban than rural young people attended secondary school and obtained a higher
level of education
• 84% of young people between 15 and 24 are literate
• Youth unemployment is higher in urban areas (9%) than in rural areas (3%), and is at 4% country-
wide
Overall, the current percentage of the population living in urban settlements is about 15%, and this
number is expected to increase to 35% by 2017
• More urban settlements will need to be developed as well as secondary cities in combination with
Kigali
• An estimated 450 000 dwellings are required in Kigali (at an average 10 tons of cement per dwelling)
Source: Rwanda Development Board, National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, 2014
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