Nigeria vs Rwanda: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Nigeria
2.66 years
in 2016
Rwanda
2.56 years
in 2019
Nigeria rank
178th
Rwanda rank
180th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.66 years against 2.56 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 178th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 195 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7515 years 0.2032 years 0.5484 years Nigeria
1980s 1.95 years 1.25 years 0.6939 years Nigeria
1990s 1.59 years 1.01 years 0.577 years Nigeria
2000s 2.16 years 1.08 years 1.07 years Nigeria
2010s 2.98 years 2.18 years 0.804 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 2.66 years against 2.56 years in Rwanda as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.1 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Nigeria ranks 178th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.