Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda

Rwanda: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.13 in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
0.13
World rank
136th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.17
in 1990
All-time low
0.04
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda, 1960–2010

0.050.10.151960198520101960: 0.041965: 0.141970: 0.151975: 0.151980: 0.161985: 0.161990: 0.171995: 0.112000: 0.082005: 0.112010: 0.13

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda stood at 0.13.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda peaked at 0.17 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.

That places Rwanda 136th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.04 —
1965 0.14 +250.0%
1970 0.15 +7.1%
1975 0.15 +0.0%
1980 0.16 +6.7%
1985 0.16 +0.0%
1990 0.17 +6.3%
1995 0.11 -35.3%
2000 0.08 -27.3%
2005 0.11 +37.5%
2010 0.13 +18.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.13 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.225, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.09 0.04 0.14 2
1970s 0.15 0.15 0.15 2
1980s 0.16 0.16 0.16 2
1990s 0.14 0.11 0.17 2
2000s 0.095 0.08 0.11 2
2010s 0.13 0.13 0.13 1

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 133 Burundi 0.16 compare
  2. 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.16 compare
  3. 135 Papua New Guinea 0.15 compare
  4. 136 Morocco 0.13 compare
  5. 136 Sudan 0.13 compare
  6. 139 Nepal 0.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Rwanda was 0.13 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
How does Rwanda rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Rwanda ranks 136th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.