School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6657 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7935 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8599 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8772 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8929 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9055 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9072 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9093 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9155 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9153 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9146 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9181 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9274 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9375 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9488 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9553 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9878 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9535 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9381 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8813 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.969 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9762 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9931 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9704 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9674 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9669 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6657 GPIA | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | +80.5% |
| 2014 | 0.976 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9859 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9748 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9806 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.929 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.955 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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 | +80.5% | 0.6657 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA |
| 2012 | -31.5% | 0.9722 GPIA | 0.6657 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8658 GPIA | 0.7935 GPIA | 0.9055 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.9072 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.8813 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.6657 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9854 GPIA | 0.929 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Rwanda was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6657 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Rwanda ranks 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release