School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9983 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 0.9983 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7762 GPI, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 120th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8362 GPI | 0.7762 GPI | 0.8743 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9096 GPI | 0.8895 GPI | 0.9366 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.942 GPI | 0.942 GPI | 0.942 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9868 GPI | 0.9785 GPI | 1 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.998 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda was 0.9983 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7762 GPI in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, 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.