MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, secondary, male

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.92 years
in 2024
Rwanda
2.77 years
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
194th
Rwanda rank
191st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.92 years against 2.77 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.15 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Rwanda ranks 191st of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 years 0.1784 years 0.9642 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 1.61 years 1.22 years 0.3884 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.61 years 1.09 years 0.5151 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 2.08 years 1.05 years 1.03 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.75 years 2.38 years 0.3688 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.91 years 2.69 years 0.2255 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Rwanda?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.92 years against 2.77 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Rwanda?
0.15 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Rwanda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Rwanda ranks 191st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release