1) The document analyzes population data on adolescents aged 15-19 in Rwanda. It finds that this group makes up 10% of the population, with slightly more boys (10.4%) than girls (9.7%). 2) In terms of education attainment, the data shows that girls (52.1%) have slightly better education statistics than boys overall. Specifically, it finds that 51.4% of boys have received some primary education compared to 42% of girls. 3) The document examines health insurance coverage and problems accessing healthcare. It reports that 70.9% of adolescents are covered by insurance like Mutuelle, with slightly higher coverage among girls (71.5%) than boys (

1. THE SITUATION OF ADOLESCENTS AGED 15 – 19 YEARS
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC
The total number of adolescents aged 15-19 amount to 10% of the Rwandan population (1,103,314). A big percentage of this population
live in urban areas with a percentage of 10.8% living in urban areas compared to 9.9% in rural areas
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF ADOLESCENTS
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
Girls are 9.7% of total population
Boys are 10.4% of total population
Girls are 12.1% of population in urban areas
Boys are 9.4 % of population in urban areas
Girls are 9.2% of population in rural areas
Boys are 10.6% of population in rural areas
10.4%
9.7%
12.1%
9.2%
10.6%
9.4%
BOYS
GIRLS
1.4%
42.0%
16.3%
39.2%
1.1% 0.1%
NO
EDUCATION
NO
EDUCATION
SOMEPRIMARY
SOMEPRIMARY
SOMESECONDARY
SOMESECONDARY
MORETHAN
SECONDARY
MORETHAN
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
PRIMARY
COMPLETED
PRIMARY
NO
EDUCATION
NO
EDUCATION
SOMEPRIMARY
SOMEPRIMARY
SOMESECONDARY
SOMESECONDARY
MORETHAN
SECONDARY
MORETHAN
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
SECONDARY
COMPLETED
PRIMARY
COMPLETED
PRIMARY
0
25
50
75
100
2.2%
51.4%
12.1%
33.4%
0.9% 0%
0
25
50
75
100
In a total of all adolescents, majority girls of 52.1% have better education statistics compared to boys
51.4% of
boys have
some primary
education
compared to
42% of girls
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND PROBLEMS FACED ACCESING HEALTH CARE
PERCENTAGE OF GIRLS WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH
RSSB
96.5%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
MMI
PRIVATE
OTHER
MISSING
MUTUELLE
70.9% of adoloscents are covered with insurance
96.5% of which are covered with Mutuelle and other
insurance providers share the remaining 3.4% while
0.1% miss insurance coverage.
More girls are covered with insurance with a
percentages of 71.5% compared to 70.3% for
the boys.
Percentage values depicted here is
based of the average percentage of
the total poulation of women in
Rwanda and different districts
11%
11%
5%
6%
6% 10%
EASTERN PROVINCE
GATSIBO ........ 16%
RWAMAGANA...12%
NGOMA .......... 11%
KAYONZA ....... 10%
BUGESERA ..... 9%
NYAGATARE..... 7%
KIREHE ........... 7%
WESTERN PROVINCE
RUSIZI............. 8%
KARONGI ......... 6%
NYABIHU.......... 6%
NGORORERO .... 6%
RUTSIRO........... 4%
NYAMASHEKE... 4%
NOTHERN PROVINCE
GAKENKE............. 7%
MUSANZE ............ 6%
BURERA............ ... 6%
RULINDO .............. 3%
GICUMBI ............... 3%
SOUTHERN PROVINCE
HUYE ....................10%
RUHANGO ............ 8%
NYARUGURU ........ 7%
NYANZA ............... 5%
MUHANGA............ 5%
KAMONYI.............. 4%
NYAMAGABE......... 4%
GISAGARA .............3%
KIGALI CITY
GASABO ..............13%
NYARUGENEGE.... 9%
KICUKIRO ............ 7%
The Eastern province has the highest percentage of women adolescents who have began child bearing while nothern province
has the least percentage of girls bearing children.
Out of the total 4036 adolescents interviewed, 54.7% are employed while a big percentage of boys 56.8% are employed compare to
the 52.% of girls that are employed
0.6%
0.9%
0.3%
TOTAL
GIRLS
BOYS
HIV PREVALENCE AND TOBBACO USAGE AMONG THE ADOLOSCENTS
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
0.75%
100%100%
0.1%
1.4%
TOTAL
GIRLS
BOYS
More boys smoke with 1.2% smoking cigarettes and 0.2%
using other tobbaco compared 0.1% who smoke cigarettes
Girls are currently employed and were employed 12
months before the time of the survey
52.5%
Girls are currently employed but were not employed
12 months before the time of the survey
9.2 %
Boys are currently employed but were not employed
12 months before the time of the survey
1.7%
Boys are currently employed and were employed 12
months before the time of the survey
56.8%
Girls are currently Unemployed and were employed 12
months before the time of the survey
38%
Girls are currently Unemployed
0.2 %
Boys are currently Umemployed
0.5 %
Boys are currently Unemployed and were employed 12
months before the time of the survey
41%
BOYSGIRLS
SOURCE:
RWANDA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 2014 - 2015
www.statistics.gov.rw
Girls urban areas
Girls rural areas
Boys urban areas
Boys rural areas
% Population
HIV PREVALENCE TOBACCO USAGE
UBUMWE
STATISTICIANS
Designed by
Percentage values depicted here is based of
the average percentage of the total poulation
MEDICAL
CARE
ACCESSING
Getting permission to go for
treatment
Problem getting money for
treatment
Problem of distance to health
facility
Problem of not wanting to go
alone
face at least one problem accessing health care54.6 %
43.2 %
20.4 %
17.5 %
3.7 %
PROBLEMS GIRLS FACE
HIV prevalence is at a low of 0.6% with more girls
infected compared to boys