Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.68 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda stood at 0.68. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda peaked at 0.68 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 135th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.07 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.26 | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 0.32 | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.52 | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.68 | +30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.175 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.46 | 0.4 | 0.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 1 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 68,326 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda was 0.68 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Rwanda ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.