School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.91 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda stood at 12.91 years. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda peaked at 12.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.21 years, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 117th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.34 years | 3.21 years | 3.49 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.09 years | 4.38 years | 5.56 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.48 years | 5.48 years | 5.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.71 years | 7.62 years | 11.18 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.2 years | 10.22 years | 11.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 years | 12.11 years | 12.91 years | 3 |
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More education data for Rwanda
- 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 68,326 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.65 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 146.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Rwanda was 12.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release