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

Rwanda
2.77 years
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2.95 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
191st
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
191st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

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

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.95 years against 2.77 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.18 years.

That makes UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 191st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1784 years 1.11 years 0.9366 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 1.22 years 1.6 years 0.3826 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.09 years 1.6 years 0.5099 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.05 years 2.09 years 1.04 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.38 years 2.78 years 0.3977 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.69 years 2.95 years 0.2589 years UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Rwanda or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.95 years against 2.77 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Rwanda and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.18 years, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Rwanda ranks 191st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st of 213 countries.
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