Rwanda vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Rwanda
11.23 years
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
9.49 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
10th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
13th

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

  • Rwanda
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 11.23 years against 9.49 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.74 years.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.

Rwanda ranks 10th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 13th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 5.23 years 7.61 years 2.38 years WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 8.87 years 7.78 years 1.09 years Rwanda
2010s 10.13 years 9.4 years 0.7271 years Rwanda
2020s 10.97 years 9.47 years 1.5 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Rwanda, at 11.23 years against 9.49 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
1.74 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 10th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 13th 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

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