ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
9.52 years
in 2022
Rwanda
11.23 years
in 2024
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank
12th
Rwanda rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.23 years against 9.52 years in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), a difference of 1.71 years.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ahead.

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 10th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 8.2 years 5.23 years 2.96 years ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
2000s 8.71 years 8.87 years 0.1592 years Rwanda
2010s 9.34 years 10.13 years 0.7889 years Rwanda
2020s 9.49 years 10.82 years 1.33 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 11.23 years against 9.52 years in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Rwanda?
1.71 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Rwanda?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 10th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release