School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 153rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0014 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0018 years | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 years | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 years | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.002 years | -25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.002 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 years | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 years | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 years | +77.0% |
| 1985 | 0.005 years | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 years | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 years | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 years | +29.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 years | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0486 years | +347.6% |
| 2002 | 0.059 years | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0786 years | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0984 years | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2164 years | +119.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2491 years | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2908 years | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3256 years | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3679 years | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3756 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3758 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3714 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3771 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3293 years | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3071 years | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3587 years | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3727 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4679 years | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5655 years | +20.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.5655 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2691 years, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.5655 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +347.6% | 0.0109 years | 0.0486 years |
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
- 150 Angola 0.6554 years compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6502 years compare
- 152 Iraq 0.5713 years compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5605 years compare
- 155 Pakistan 0.5506 years compare
- 156 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.5446 years compare
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (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 153rd out of 191 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