School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 11.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Rwanda, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Rwanda is 11.23 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 11.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.23 years, in 1999.
Rwanda ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.23 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.47 years | +42.8% |
| 2001 | 7.74 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.47 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.93 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.64 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 10.07 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.62 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 10.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.59 years | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 10.08 years | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 9.63 years | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 10.12 years | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.98 years | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.8 years | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.03 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.23 years | +1.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 11.23 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.72 years, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 11.23 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5 years, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +42.8% | 5.23 years | 7.47 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.23 years | 5.23 years | 5.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.87 years | 7.47 years | 10.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 years | 8.59 years | 10.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 years | 10.8 years | 11.23 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
- 8 Bhutan 11.31 years compare
- 9 Australia 11.25 years compare
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.22 years compare
- 12 Fiji 11.07 years compare
- 13 Cook Islands 10.99 years compare
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Rwanda was 11.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 years in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release