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34 Labour Force Survey 2026 © NISR LFS 2026–Q1 Figure 7. 2: Share of workers in agriculture by level of education attained. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), Labour Force Survey (LFS) University Upper Secondary Lower Secondary Primary None Rwanda 2022Q1 2023Q1 2024Q1 2025Q1 2026Q1 2021Q1 70.3 81.7 81.9 71.9 69.7 76.7 64.0 77.2 63.0 59.1 58.8 72.4 72.2 55.9 32.1 5.9 46.2 26.4 23.4 6.9 51.3 44.3 21.1 6.5 49.8 28.6 4.5 43.0 22.9 7.1 6.3 68.8 64.5 63.0 59.6 59.4 Percentage

Annex 35 LFS 2026–Q1 © NISR A. Standard errors, 95% confidence intervals, coefficient
variation(CV) and design effect of selected main labour force
indicators. A.1: Unemployment rate according to sex, age, education, and areas of residence. Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect Unemployment rate 11.009 0.379 10.265 11.753 3.439 1.464 Sex

  1. Male 9.354 0.443 8.484 10.223 4.731 1.203
  2. Female 12.806 0.580 11.666 13.946 4.531 1.447 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 13.423 0.654 12.138 14.707 4.872 1.476 Adult(31+ yrs) 9.394 0.428 8.553 10.235 4.558 1.292 16-24 years 14.205 0.827 12.581 15.830 5.822 1.343 25-34 years 12.131 0.748 10.661 13.601 6.168 1.374 35-54 years 9.215 0.472 8.288 10.142 5.119 1.049 55 and over 7.690 0.901 5.920 9.460 11.714 1.209 Education None 9.056 0.507 8.060 10.053 5.602 1.472 Primary 11.482 0.604 10.295 12.669 5.262 1.087 Lower secondary 13.477 1.295 10.932 16.022 9.612 1.059 Upper secondary 17.594 1.402 14.840 20.348 7.967 1.345 University 9.931 1.293 7.391 12.471 13.020 1.023 Area of Residence Urban 11.723 0.687 10.372 13.073 5.865 1.481 Rural 10.667 0.460 9.764 11.570 4.309 1.500 A.2: Labour force participation rate according to sex, age, education, and areas of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect Labour force particiaption rate 64.298 0.548 63.221 65.375 0.853 2.038 Sex
  3. Male 71.057 0.635 69.810 72.304 0.893 1.437
  4. Female 58.279 0.674 56.955 59.604 1.157 1.541 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 60.199 0.732 58.761 61.637 1.216 1.490 Adult(31+ yrs) 67.367 0.696 65.999 68.735 1.034 1.964 16-24 years 51.080 0.868 49.374 52.785 1.699 1.413 25-34 years 82.469 0.733 81.028 83.910 0.889 1.181 35-54 years 75.459 0.766 73.954 76.964 1.015 1.656 55 and over 42.551 1.123 40.345 44.758 2.640 1.283 Education None 65.648 0.701 64.272 67.025 1.067 1.562 Primary 63.547 0.863 61.852 65.242 1.358 1.531 Lower secondary 45.993 1.432 43.179 48.807 3.114 1.322 Upper secondary 70.665 1.329 68.054 73.276 1.881 1.198 University 86.877 1.797 83.346 90.408 2.069 1.785 Area of Residence Urban 70.908 0.924 69.093 72.722 1.303 1.893 Rural 61.548 0.647 60.278 62.819 1.051 1.943 1

36 Labour Force Survey 2026 © NISR LFS 2026–Q1 A.3: Employment to population ratio according to sex, age, education, and area of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect Employment to population ratio 57.220 0.559 56.122 58.317 0.976 1.986 Sex

  1. Male 64.410 0.665 63.103 65.718 1.033 1.417
  2. Female 50.816 0.681 49.479 52.153 1.340 1.527 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 52.119 0.766 50.613 53.624 1.471 1.570 Adult(31+ yrs) 61.039 0.709 59.646 62.432 1.162 1.883 16-24 years 43.824 0.861 42.133 45.514 1.964 1.410 25-34 years 72.465 0.894 70.707 74.222 1.234 1.272 35-54 years 68.505 0.796 66.942 70.068 1.161 1.534 55 and over 39.279 1.146 37.028 41.531 2.917 1.369 Education None 59.703 0.716 58.297 61.109 1.199 1.528 Primary 56.250 0.882 54.517 57.984 1.568 1.506 Lower secondary 39.795 1.373 37.097 42.492 3.451 1.259 Upper secondary 58.232 1.503 55.279 61.185 2.581 1.306 University 78.249 2.035 74.252 82.246 2.600 1.533 Area of Residence Urban 62.595 0.906 60.815 64.375 1.448 1.605 Rural 54.983 0.677 53.654 56.312 1.230 2.034

37 Labour Force Survey 2026 © NISR LFS 2026–Q1 A.4: LU2-Combined rate of unemployment and time-related underemployment (%) according to sex, age, education, and areas of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect LU2 - Combined rate of unemployment and time-related underemployment(%) 44.380 0.719 42.968 45.792 1.620 2.095 Sex

  1. Male 40.141 0.881 38.409 41.873 2.196 1.685
  2. Female 48.983 0.863 47.288 50.677 1.761 1.429 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 45.261 1.003 43.292 47.231 2.215 1.628 Adult(31+ yrs) 43.791 0.806 42.208 45.373 1.840 1.581 16-24 years 47.358 1.227 44.948 49.767 2.590 1.444 25-34 years 43.997 1.225 41.591 46.404 2.784 1.593 35-54 years 44.120 0.960 42.234 46.006 2.176 1.474 55 and over 39.561 1.582 36.454 42.669 3.998 1.107 Education None 48.266 0.965 46.369 50.162 2.000 1.757 Primary 47.258 1.118 45.061 49.455 2.367 1.518 Lower secondary 41.163 1.958 37.317 45.009 4.756 1.164 Upper secondary 34.760 1.659 31.500 38.020 4.774 1.205 University 16.813 1.675 13.522 20.105 9.965 1.098 Area of Residence Urban 32.287 1.105 30.116 34.459 3.424 1.812 Rural 50.176 0.900 48.407 51.945 1.794 2.194

38 Labour Force Survey 2026 © NISR LFS 2026–Q1 A.5: LU3-Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (%) according to sex, age, education, and areas of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect LU3 - Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force(%) 29.446 0.568 28.330 30.563 1.930 1.960 Sex

  1. Male 23.024 0.660 21.727 24.320 2.866 1.505
  2. Female 35.519 0.733 34.080 36.959 2.063 1.519 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 30.510 0.819 28.901 32.119 2.684 1.578 Adult(31+ yrs) 28.749 0.685 27.403 30.096 2.384 1.746 16-24 years 33.934 1.015 31.940 35.929 2.992 1.426 25-34 years 24.411 0.862 22.717 26.105 3.532 1.223 35-54 years 27.408 0.757 25.920 28.896 2.763 1.419 55 and over 36.835 1.487 33.914 39.757 4.037 1.466 Education None 27.880 0.742 26.422 29.337 2.661 1.623 Primary 31.989 0.955 30.112 33.866 2.987 1.649 Lower secondary 32.270 1.740 28.850 35.689 5.393 1.300 Upper secondary 33.032 1.560 29.967 36.098 4.724 1.342 University 16.300 1.602 13.153 19.446 9.827 1.105 Area of Residence Urban 25.109 0.854 23.431 26.787 3.401 1.480 Rural 31.330 0.707 29.941 32.719 2.257 2.042

39 Labour Force Survey 2026 © NISR LFS 2026–Q1 A.6: LU4-Labour underutilization rate (%) according to sex, age, education, and areas of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect Labour underutilization rate (%) 55.904 0.654 54.618 57.189 1.170 2.188 Sex

  1. Male 49.168 0.851 47.496 50.841 1.732 1.776
  2. Female 62.272 0.721 60.856 63.689 1.158 1.433 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 56.065 0.901 54.296 57.834 1.606 1.643 Adult(31+ yrs) 55.798 0.742 54.340 57.256 1.330 1.700 16-24 years 59.463 1.039 57.422 61.505 1.748 1.389 25-34 years 51.824 1.163 49.540 54.108 2.243 1.643 35-54 years 55.318 0.865 53.620 57.017 1.563 1.489 55 and over 58.644 1.398 55.896 61.391 2.385 1.244 Education None 58.974 0.851 57.303 60.645 1.442 1.772 Primary 59.477 0.981 57.549 61.404 1.650 1.569 Lower secondary 53.942 1.781 50.444 57.441 3.301 1.197 Upper secondary 46.982 1.533 43.972 49.993 3.262 1.150 University 22.695 1.825 19.110 26.281 8.041 1.116 Area of Residence Urban 42.555 1.056 40.481 44.629 2.481 1.739 Rural 61.700 0.765 60.197 63.203 1.240 2.177 A.7: Rate of population out of labour force rate according to sex, age, education and areas of residence Estimate (%) Std. error (%) 95%CI lower bound 95%CI upper bound CV Design effect pop_outLFS 35.702 0.548 34.625 36.779 1.535 2.038 Sex
  3. Male 28.943 0.635 27.696 30.190 2.193 1.437
  4. Female 41.721 0.674 40.396 43.045 1.616 1.541 Age Youth(16-30 yrs) 39.801 0.732 38.363 41.239 1.839 1.490 Adult(31+ yrs) 32.633 0.696 31.265 34.001 2.134 1.964 16-24 years 48.920 0.868 47.215 50.626 1.774 1.413 25-34 years 17.531 0.733 16.090 18.972 4.183 1.181 35-54 years 24.541 0.766 23.036 26.046 3.121 1.656 55 and over 57.449 1.123 55.242 59.655 1.955 1.283 Education None 34.352 0.701 32.975 35.728 2.040 1.562 Primary 36.453 0.863 34.758 38.148 2.367 1.531 Lower secondary 54.007 1.432 51.193 56.821 2.652 1.322 Upper secondary 29.335 1.329 26.724 31.946 4.531 1.198 University 13.123 1.797 9.592 16.654 13.695 1.785 Area of Residence Urban 29.092 0.924 27.278 30.907 3.175 1.893 Rural 38.452 0.647 37.181 39.722 1.682 1.943
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