Rwanda vs UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Rwanda
11.23 years
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
9.59 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
10th
UNESCO: Sids rank
9th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Rwanda
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 11.23 years against 9.59 years in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 1.64 years.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Rwanda ranks 10th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and UNESCO: Sids in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.23 years | 8.18 years | 2.95 years | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 8.87 years | 8.15 years | 0.7195 years | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 10.13 years | 9.44 years | 0.6899 years | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 10.97 years | 9.58 years | 1.39 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, Rwanda or UNESCO: Sids?
- Rwanda, at 11.23 years against 9.59 years in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Rwanda and UNESCO: Sids?
- 1.64 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and UNESCO: Sids?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 10th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th of 200 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release