MDG: Developing Regions vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

MDG: Developing Regions
12.32 years
in 2024
Rwanda
12.91 years
in 2024
MDG: Developing Regions rank
118th
Rwanda rank
117th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Rwanda
4681012197119972024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 12.91 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 0.59 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1977 it was MDG: Developing Regions ahead.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Developing Regions averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 7.29 years 3.4 years 3.89 years MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 7.46 years 5.09 years 2.38 years MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 7.61 years 5.48 years 2.13 years MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 9.03 years 8.71 years 0.3179 years MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 11.3 years 11.2 years 0.0983 years MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 12.25 years 12.4 years 0.1471 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, MDG: Developing Regions or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 12.91 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between MDG: Developing Regions and Rwanda?
0.59 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Rwanda?
29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 221 groups.
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