Rwanda vs Uganda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Rwanda
11.24 years
in 2019
Uganda
11.23 years
in 2004
Rwanda rank
136th
Uganda rank
137th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.24 years against 11.23 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Uganda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 136th and Uganda ranks 137th of 175 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 4.08 years 4.55 years 0.4679 years Uganda
1980s 5.71 years 6.02 years 0.308 years Uganda
1990s 5.8 years 6.48 years 0.6824 years Uganda
2000s 8.88 years 11.23 years 2.34 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 11.24 years against 11.23 years in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Rwanda and Uganda?
0.01 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2004.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Rwanda ranks 136th and Uganda ranks 137th 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, male (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, male (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.