School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.22 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.22 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
132nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.8 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.5 years
in 1977
Years of data
27
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda, 1971–2019

46810121971199520191971: 3.5 years1977: 3.5 years1978: 3.7 years1980: 4.5 years1981: 5.1 years1984: 5.1 years1985: 5.1 years1986: 5.2 years1987: 5.3 years1988: 5.4 years1989: 5.5 years1990: 5.5 years2001: 7.3 years2002: 7.6 years2003: 8.1 years2004: 8.8 years2009: 11 years2010: 11.3 years2011: 11.6 years2012: 11.8 years2013: 11.6 years2014: 11.6 years2015: 11.2 years2016: 11.5 years2017: 11.5 years2018: 11.2 years2019: 11.2 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda stood at 11.22 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda peaked at 11.8 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5 years, in 1977.

Rwanda ranks 132nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.56 years 3.5 years 3.67 years 3
1980s 5.15 years 4.55 years 5.49 years 8
1990s 5.47 years 5.47 years 5.47 years 1
2000s 8.57 years 7.31 years 10.99 years 5
2010s 11.45 years 11.18 years 11.8 years 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 129 Togo 11.51 years compare
  2. 130 Benin 11.44 years compare
  3. 131 Cameroon 11.34 years compare
  4. 133 Nicaragua 11.17 years compare
  5. 134 Zimbabwe 11.14 years compare
  6. 135 Burundi 10.9 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda was 11.22 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 11.8 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5 years in 1977.
How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Rwanda ranks 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.