School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.01 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7784 GPI, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7784 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.8463 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8625 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8786 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8927 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8933 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8949 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.901 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9006 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9003 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9047 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9152 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9267 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9337 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9411 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9481 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.953 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9479 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9626 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9619 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9877 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9875 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9998 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8517 GPI | 0.7784 GPI | 0.8927 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9112 GPI | 0.8933 GPI | 0.9411 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9529 GPI | 0.9479 GPI | 0.9626 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9969 GPI | 0.9619 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 64 Montenegro 1.01 GPI compare
- 65 Slovenia 1.01 GPI compare
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.01 GPI compare
- 68 Cape Verde 1.01 GPI compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 1.01 GPI compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 1.01 GPI 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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Rwanda was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7784 GPI in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.