School life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda

Rwanda: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.56 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.56 years
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
180th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.56 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1538 years
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda, 1971–2019

00.511.522.51971199520191971: 0.154 years1976: 0.186 years1977: 0.2 years1978: 0.221 years1979: 0.238 years1980: 0.737 years1981: 1.1 years1982: 1.2 years1983: 1.3 years1984: 1.4 years1985: 1.5 years1986: 1.4 years1987: 1.4 years1988: 1.4 years1989: 1.4 years1990: 1.4 years1991: 1.4 years1992: 1.2 years1999: 0.608 years2000: 0.725 years2001: 0.725 years2002: 0.77 years2003: 0.893 years2004: 0.994 years2005: 1.1 years2006: 1.2 years2007: 1.3 years2008: 1.4 years2009: 1.6 years2010: 1.9 years2011: 2.1 years2012: 2.2 years2013: 2.4 years2014: 2.3 years2015: 2.2 years2016: 2.2 years2017: 2.3 years2018: 2.4 years2019: 2.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda is 2.56 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda peaked at 2.56 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1538 years, in 1971.

That places Rwanda 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1996 years 0.1538 years 0.2376 years 5
1980s 1.29 years 0.7372 years 1.46 years 10
1990s 1.16 years 0.6077 years 1.41 years 4
2000s 1.06 years 0.7246 years 1.62 years 10
2010s 2.24 years 1.9 years 2.56 years 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 177 Mali 2.66 years compare
  2. 178 Nigeria 2.66 years compare
  3. 179 Lesotho 2.64 years compare
  4. 181 Tuvalu 2.51 years compare
  5. 182 Malawi 2.5 years compare
  6. 183 Madagascar 2.46 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Rwanda was 2.56 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 2.56 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1538 years in 1971.
How does Rwanda rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Rwanda ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.