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

Rwanda
11.22 years
in 2019
Zimbabwe
11.14 years
in 2013
Rwanda rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
134th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
4681012197119952019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.22 years against 11.14 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 5.13 years 10.34 years 5.21 years Zimbabwe
2000s 7.67 years 9.94 years 2.27 years Zimbabwe
2010s 11.72 years 11.17 years 0.5468 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
Rwanda, at 11.22 years against 11.14 years in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
0.08 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Rwanda ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 134th 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.