School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.3138 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda is 0.3138 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda peaked at 0.3863 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 years, in 1971.
That places Rwanda 154th out of 177 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0015 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0021 years | +37.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 years | +36.7% |
| 1975 | 0.003 years | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 years | -26.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 years | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 years | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 years | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 years | +79.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 years | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 years | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 years | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 years | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 years | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 0.011 years | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0556 years | +405.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0652 years | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0843 years | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1057 years | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2286 years | +116.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2593 years | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2997 years | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3624 years | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3779 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3783 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3794 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3788 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3863 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3373 years | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3138 years | -7.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3138 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3138 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 | +405.4% | 0.011 years | 0.0556 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 years | 0.0015 years | 0.003 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 years | 0.0024 years | 0.0095 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.011 years | 0.011 years | 0.011 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1079 years | 0.0556 years | 0.2286 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3473 years | 0.2593 years | 0.3863 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 0.3138 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3863 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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
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.