Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Rwanda
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 8.1 years against 6.17 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.93 years.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.62 years | 3.84 years | 0.2258 years | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 4.25 years | 4.77 years | 0.5197 years | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 4.68 years | 0.9202 years | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.89 years | 5.74 years | 2.14 years | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 8.62 years | 6.18 years | 2.43 years | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Rwanda, at 8.1 years against 6.17 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.93 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Rwanda ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.