School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.76 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Rwanda, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 10.76 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Rwanda peaked at 11.05 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.88 years, in 1976.
Rwanda ranks 136th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.21 years | 3.88 years | 4.52 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.65 years | 5.09 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.24 years | 5.75 years | 7.27 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.91 years | 7.34 years | 10.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.82 years | 10.48 years | 11.05 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 133 Paraguay 10.78 years compare
- 134 Palestine, State of 10.78 years compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 10.77 years compare
- 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.74 years compare
- 138 Ukraine 10.68 years compare
- 139 Uganda 10.6 years 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)
- School enrollment, primary 149.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Rwanda was 10.76 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.05 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 years in 1976.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Rwanda ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.