School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.3846 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda is 0.3846 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda peaked at 0.4913 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 years, in 1971.
Rwanda ranks 158th of 177 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 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0148 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0177 years | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 years | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.022 years | +38.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0232 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 years | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0248 years | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0244 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0306 years | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0328 years | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 years | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0331 years | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0347 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.038 years | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0485 years | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1167 years | +140.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1364 years | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1603 years | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1837 years | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2986 years | +62.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3338 years | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3986 years | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4817 years | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4913 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4544 years | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4807 years | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4852 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4413 years | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4267 years | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3846 years | -9.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3846 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3846 years, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3846 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 | +140.7% | 0.0485 years | 0.1167 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0194 years | 0.0148 years | 0.0232 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0316 years | 0.0244 years | 0.038 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0485 years | 0.0485 years | 0.0485 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1791 years | 0.1167 years | 0.2986 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4378 years | 0.3338 years | 0.4913 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 155 Eswatini 0.4131 years compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.4054 years compare
- 157 Guyana 0.3894 years compare
- 159 Dominica 0.361 years compare
- 160 Mauritania 0.3564 years compare
- 161 Madagascar 0.3089 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, male in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Rwanda was 0.3846 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4913 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 years in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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
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.