School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.5655 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.5655 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda peaked at 0.5655 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 years, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0021 years | 0.0014 years | 0.0027 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 years | 0.0022 years | 0.0093 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 years | 0.0109 years | 0.0109 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 years | 0.0486 years | 0.2164 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.337 years | 0.2491 years | 0.3771 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4412 years | 0.3587 years | 0.5655 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 149 Angola 0.6554 years compare
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6502 years compare
- 151 Iraq 0.5713 years compare
- 153 Côte d’Ivoire 0.5605 years compare
- 154 Pakistan 0.5506 years compare
- 155 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.5446 years compare
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, female in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda was 0.5655 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5655 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release