The Multidimensional child poverty analysis for Rwanda encompasses five dimensions namely: Health, Education, Water, Sanitation and Housing. These dimensions are further disaggregated by key backgrounds including, province, sex, household head’s education level and family composition.
In 2023/24, the highest deprivations rates among children aged 5-14 years were observed in the following indicators: rubbish/garbage disposal, distance to water source, and lighting source.
TABLE A: Age 5-14
| Year | Multidimensional poverty headcount rate (H) | Intensity (A) | Adjusted multidimensional deprivation headcount (MO) |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 63.5% | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 25.3% | 64.3% | 0.16 |
Notably, 38.4% of children in this age live in a household that inadequately disposes of their rubbish/garbage.
TABLE B: Age 15-17
| Year | Multidimensional poverty headcount rate (H) | Intensity (A) | Adjusted multidimensional deprivation headcount (MO) |
| 2024 | 26.8% | 66.3% | 0.18 |
| 2017 | 40.1% | 68.2% | 0.27 |
For children aged 15 to 17 years, the highest deprivation rate is found for the indicator School attendance (48.0%), distance to water source (35.2%), and garbage disposal (34.8%). Whereas the lowest deprivations relate to toilet type (5.1%) in the sanitation dimension, distance to a health facility (8.3%) in the health dimension, and improved water source (10.8%) in the water dimension.