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Youth in Rwanda constituted 40% of the resident population in 2012, numbering 4.1 million. The Republic of Rwanda's Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sports defines youth as those from age 14 to 35 years. Like many developing countries, Rwanda's population as a whole is quite young. Over 50% of the Rwandan population is under 20 years old and the median age of the population is 22.7 years old.〔 Urban areas of Rwanda have a higher percentage of youth than rural areas, though 80% of young people in Rwanda live in rural areas. Within the capital, Kigali, over 53% of the population is young people. With the youth population in Rwanda growing by 30% from 2002 to 2012, young people will continue to over-represent the population.〔 The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 destroyed the economy, government, and families. The slaughter of over one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu also had a negative affect on children and vulnerable groups.〔 Youth in Rwanda today were not born before the genocide, or else were infants or adolescents. As Rwanda attempts to recover from the effects of the genocide, they have focused education in multiple facets of government on creating a unified narrative of the events of the genocide. Current President Paul Kagame calls the youth who did not experience or do not remember the genocide "the new Rwanda." His government programs work to socialize youth with a particular, homogeneous narrative. The effects of the genocide continue to impact the lives of all Rwandan people and have had specific impacts on young people's education, health, and family situation.〔 With the destruction of the economic, governmental, and familial systems, an overwhelming majority of Rwandan youth live in poverty and do not pursue education past primary school. The genocide, enhanced poverty, and death from HIV/AIDS have left over 95,000 Rwandan children and youth orphaned. == Education == The Ministry of Education oversees all public education programs in the country and works “to transform the Rwandese citizen into skilled human capital for socio-economic development of the country by ensuring equitable access to quality education focusing on combating illiteracy, promotion of science and technology, critical thinking and positive values.” After 1994, public services had to be recreated and re-imagined to work towards the new goals and ideals of Rwanda. The public pre-primary to secondary education system in Rwanda is split into four levels, followed by higher education. Preprimary education enrollment remains small but is growing for children 3–6 years old. Primary education serves students from 7-12 for a 6 year cycle. ''Tronc cummon,'' a three year extension of fee-free basic education with primary, acts as a lower division secondary education. An upper secondary education is fee based and requires a test after the conclusion of ''tronc cummon'' for admission. 60 percent of upper secondary schools are boarding schools. Following upper secondary school, students complete the A-level examination that determines a students ability and qualifications to attend universities and other post-secondary institutions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Youth in Rwanda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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