Nicaragua vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Nicaragua
11.17 years
in 2002
Rwanda
11.22 years
in 2019
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Rwanda rank
132nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.22 years against 11.17 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 175 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5.82 years 3.51 years 2.31 years Nicaragua
1980s 8.19 years 5.17 years 3.02 years Nicaragua
2000s 11.17 years 7.6 years 3.57 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 11.22 years against 11.17 years in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
0.05 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Nicaragua ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.