Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 4.36 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.36 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda peaked at 4.36 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.76, in 1960.
Rwanda ranks 129th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.76 | — |
| 1965 | 0.93 | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 1.16 | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 1.44 | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 1.88 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 2.18 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 2.66 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 3.23 | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 3.83 | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 4.36 | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.845 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.16 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.18 | 2.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.53 | 3.23 | 3.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.36 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 126 Guatemala 4.57 compare
- 127 Mauritania 4.53 compare
- 128 Benin 4.43 compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 4.26 compare
- 131 Nepal 4.23 compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 4.23 compare
More education data for Rwanda
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 149.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Rwanda was 4.36 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Rwanda ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.