SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7233 years
in 2024
South Africa
0.7786 years
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
179th
South Africa rank
179th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8197319982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7786 years against 0.7233 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0553 years.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and South Africa ranks 179th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2954 years 0.2403 years 0.0551 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.3688 years 0.3506 years 0.0182 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.6022 years 0.7523 years 0.1501 years South Africa
2020s 0.6629 years 0.7658 years 0.1029 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.7786 years against 0.7233 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
0.0553 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th and South Africa ranks 179th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release