How does Rwanda rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?

Rwanda ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda

Name: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9596 index in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.9596 index

Change on year

up 9.2%

World rank

175th

of 215 countries

All-time high

1.15 index

in 2013

All-time low

0.6919 index

in 2012

Years of data

1971–2024

Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda stood at 0.9596 index.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda peaked at 1.15 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6919 index, in 2012.

Rwanda ranks 175th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda, 1971 to 2024.
Year	index	Change
1971	0.7869 index	—
1972	0.785 index	-0.2%
1973	0.8085 index	+3.0%
1974	0.8075 index	-0.1%
1975	0.8268 index	+2.4%
1976	0.8485 index	+2.6%
1977	0.8658 index	+2.0%
1978	0.8842 index	+2.1%
1979	0.8996 index	+1.7%
1980	0.9217 index	+2.5%
1981	0.9343 index	+1.4%
1982	0.9397 index	+0.6%
1983	0.9509 index	+1.2%
1984	0.9555 index	+0.5%
1985	0.9607 index	+0.5%
1986	0.9701 index	+1.0%
1987	0.9812 index	+1.1%
1988	0.985 index	+0.4%
1989	0.9897 index	+0.5%
1990	0.9972 index	+0.8%
1991	1 index	+0.5%
1992	0.9887 index	-1.4%
1997	1.01 index	+1.9%
1998	0.9971 index	-1.0%
1999	0.9859 index	-1.1%
2000	0.9562 index	-3.0%
2001	0.9396 index	-1.7%
2002	0.8762 index	-6.7%
2003	0.9822 index	+12.1%
2004	0.9944 index	+1.2%
2005	0.9897 index	-0.5%
2006	1.01 index	+1.7%
2007	0.9829 index	-2.3%
2008	0.9801 index	-0.3%
2009	0.9744 index	-0.6%
2010	0.9648 index	-1.0%
2011	0.964 index	-0.1%
2012	0.6919 index	-28.2%
2013	1.15 index	+66.3%
2014	0.9628 index	-16.3%
2015	0.9794 index	+1.7%
2016	0.9613 index	-1.8%
2017	0.9655 index	+0.4%
2018	0.9669 index	+0.2%
2019	0.9648 index	-0.2%
2021	0.9797 index	+1.5%
2022	0.9707 index	-0.9%
2023	0.879 index	-9.4%
2024	0.9596 index	+9.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0.9596 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0.9596 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2013	+66.3%	0.6919 index	1.15 index
2012	-28.2%	0.964 index	0.6919 index

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.8347 index	0.785 index	0.8996 index	9
1980s	0.9589 index	0.9217 index	0.9897 index	10
1990s	0.9965 index	0.9859 index	1.01 index	6
2000s	0.9682 index	0.8762 index	1.01 index	10
2010s	0.9572 index	0.6919 index	1.15 index	10
2020s	0.9473 index	0.879 index	0.9797 index	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

172 Vietnam 0.9617 index compare
173 Vanuatu 0.9617 index compare
174 Philippines 0.9613 index compare
176 Niger 0.959 index compare
177 Cambodia 0.9589 index compare
178 Kiribati 0.9585 index compare

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More health data for Rwanda

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda?: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Rwanda was 0.9596 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 1.15 index in 2013.
What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6919 index in 2012.
How does Rwanda rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?: Rwanda ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Unit: index
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 7,393 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.