CEMENT MANUFACTURING IN RWANDA

About Rwanda Human Development Index CIMERWA Year Life expectancy at birth Expected years of schooling GNI per capita (2011 PPP$) HDI Value 1980 48.0 4.9 892 0.291 1985 49.4 5.5 899 0.312 1990 32.6 5.7 832 0.238 1995 31.3 6.3 682 0.230 2000 47.7 7.3 739 0.329 2005 55.2 8.3 959 0.391 2010 62.3 9.5 1 238 0.453 2013 64.1 13.2 1 403 0.506 PPC • The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: . a long and healthy life • access to knowledge • a decent standard of living • Rwanda's HDI value for 2013 is 0.506— which is in the low human development category-positioning the country at 151 out of 187 countries and territories • Between 1980 and 2013, Rwanda's HDI value increased from 0.291 to 0.506, an increase of 74% • Rwanda's 2013 HDI of 0.506 is above the average of 0.502 for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa • In 2013, the average life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa was 56.8 years with 9.7 years of expected schooling Source: United Nations Development Programme, 2014 7

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