School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.9836 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 0.9836 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7859 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9131 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9511 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.914 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9642 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7859 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +55.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9916 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9537 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9836 GPIA | +3.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.9836 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.9836 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +55.5% | 0.7859 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 0.9511 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.7859 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9537 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 0.9836 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7859 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release