Egypt vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Egypt
12.98 years
in 2024
Rwanda
12.91 years
in 2024
Egypt rank
117th
Rwanda rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
4681012197119972024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 12.98 years against 12.91 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 118th of 179 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5.37 years 3.34 years 2.03 years Egypt
1980s 7.28 years 5.09 years 2.19 years Egypt
1990s 8.06 years 5.48 years 2.58 years Egypt
2000s 10.37 years 8.71 years 1.67 years Egypt
2010s 11.26 years 11.22 years 0.0418 years Egypt
2020s 12.87 years 12.51 years 0.3571 years Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Egypt or Rwanda?
Egypt, at 12.98 years against 12.91 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Egypt and Rwanda?
0.07 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Egypt ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 118th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release