School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda
Rwanda: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.87 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda is 9.87 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda peaked at 10.66 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.75 years, in 1999.
Rwanda ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.75 years | 6.75 years | 6.75 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.55 years | 7 years | 10.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 years | 9.84 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1214 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.9964 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9131 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3611 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 251.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Rwanda was 9.87 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.66 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 years in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Rwanda ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.