ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary, female

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
7.23 years
in 2024
Rwanda
9.07 years
in 2024
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
3rd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 9.07 years against 7.23 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 1.84 years.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5.07 years 3.06 years 2.01 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1980s 5.48 years 4.09 years 1.39 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1990s 5.87 years 4.53 years 1.34 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 6.76 years 8.11 years 1.35 years Rwanda
2010s 7.35 years 8.48 years 1.13 years Rwanda
2020s 7.22 years 8.89 years 1.68 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 9.07 years against 7.23 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Rwanda?
1.84 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Rwanda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release