School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.3484 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda stood at 0.3484 years.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda peaked at 0.4328 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 years, in 1971.
That places Rwanda 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0113 years | 0.0081 years | 0.0129 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 years | 0.0133 years | 0.0236 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.036 years | 0.0295 years | 0.0425 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1545 years | 0.0659 years | 0.2635 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3917 years | 0.2965 years | 0.4328 years | 10 |
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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, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Rwanda was 0.3484 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4328 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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.