School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8159 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda is 0.8159 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 0.8754 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0955 GPI, in 1977.
That places Rwanda 137th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.121 GPI | 0.0955 GPI | 0.1776 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1652 GPI | 0.0981 GPI | 0.2494 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2271 GPI | 0.2271 GPI | 0.2271 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5643 GPI | 0.4767 GPI | 0.7655 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7934 GPI | 0.752 GPI | 0.8754 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 134 Uzbekistan 0.8451 GPI compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 0.84 GPI compare
- 136 South Korea 0.8186 GPI compare
- 138 Comoros 0.812 GPI compare
- 139 Angola 0.8097 GPI compare
- 140 Mozambique 0.8058 GPI 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, gender parity index in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Rwanda was 0.8159 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8754 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0955 GPI in 1977.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Rwanda ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, 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.