How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and South Africa?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Serbia vs South Africa: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Serbia

11.64 years

in 2023

South Africa

11.61 years

in 2023

Serbia rank

49th

South Africa rank

51st

Serbia currently reports 11.64 years against 11.61 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Serbia ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Decade	Serbia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.87 years	7.75 years	0.8773 years	South Africa
2000s	8.81 years	8.7 years	0.1117 years	Serbia
2010s	10.87 years	10.22 years	0.657 years	Serbia
2020s	11.61 years	11.35 years	0.2614 years	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Serbia or South Africa?: Serbia, at 11.64 years against 11.61 years in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Serbia and South Africa?: 0.03 years, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and South Africa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Serbia and South Africa rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Serbia ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.