School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.7397 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda stood at 0.7397 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda peaked at 0.7397 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 years, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 145th 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, male (years) (male years) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0136 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0154 years | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0138 years | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 years | +38.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 years | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0219 years | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 years | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0293 years | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.031 years | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0305 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0328 years | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 years | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0469 years | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 0.11 years | +134.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1346 years | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1637 years | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1818 years | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2924 years | +60.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3294 years | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3945 years | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6279 years | +59.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4074 years | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4801 years | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5055 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5092 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4538 years | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4374 years | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.394 years | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4894 years | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5345 years | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6179 years | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7397 years | +19.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.7397 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3978 years, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.7397 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male 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 | +134.3% | 0.0469 years | 0.11 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0171 years | 0.0136 years | 0.0204 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.029 years | 0.0219 years | 0.0367 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0469 years | 0.0469 years | 0.0469 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1765 years | 0.11 years | 0.2924 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4539 years | 0.3294 years | 0.6279 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5953 years | 0.4894 years | 0.7397 years | 4 |
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, male in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda was 0.7397 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7397 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Rwanda ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release