Rwanda vs Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Rwanda
10.82 years
in 2019
Vanuatu
10.86 years
in 2015
Rwanda rank
132nd
Vanuatu rank
131st

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

  • Rwanda
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 10.86 years against 10.82 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 131st of 197 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 3.82 years 7.85 years 4.03 years Vanuatu
1980s 5.32 years 7.7 years 2.37 years Vanuatu
1990s 6.43 years 8.16 years 1.73 years Vanuatu
2000s 7.81 years 10.09 years 2.27 years Vanuatu
2010s 10.77 years 11.28 years 0.5028 years Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Rwanda or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 10.86 years against 10.82 years in Rwanda as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Rwanda and Vanuatu?
0.04 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Vanuatu?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Rwanda and Vanuatu rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.