Germany vs Rwanda: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Germany
16 years
in 2020
Rwanda
16 years
in 2020
Germany rank
12th
Rwanda rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Germany
- Rwanda
How they compare
Germany currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 16 years | 17.9 years | 1.9 years | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 16 years | 16.5 years | 0.5 years | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Germany or Rwanda?
- Germany, at 16 years against 16 years in Rwanda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Germany and Rwanda?
- 0 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Rwanda?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Rwanda rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Germany ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.