South Africa vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

South Africa
0.7786 years
in 2023
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
0.7199 years
in 2024
South Africa rank
179th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
181st

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

  • South Africa
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7786 years against 0.7199 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), a difference of 0.0587 years.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 179th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 181st of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2403 years 0.2458 years 0.0055 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 0.3506 years 0.2902 years 0.0604 years South Africa
2010s 0.7523 years 0.5678 years 0.1845 years South Africa
2020s 0.7658 years 0.6793 years 0.0865 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, South Africa or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
South Africa, at 0.7786 years against 0.7199 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between South Africa and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
0.0587 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do South Africa and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
South Africa ranks 179th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 181st of 213 countries.
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