Rwanda vs Zambia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Rwanda
16 years
in 2020
Zambia
16 years
in 2020
Rwanda rank
12th
Zambia rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Zambia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 17 years | 1 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 17.9 years | 16.5 years | 1.4 years | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 16.5 years | 16 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, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Rwanda, at 16 years against 16 years in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Rwanda ranks 12th and Zambia 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.