South Africa vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

South Africa
0.7794 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7277 years
in 2024
South Africa rank
169th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
170th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • South Africa
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.20.40.60.8198320032024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7794 years against 0.7277 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0517 years.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 169th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2373 years 0.3039 years 0.0666 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.345 years 0.3751 years 0.0301 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.7551 years 0.6345 years 0.1206 years South Africa
2020s 0.7653 years 0.6718 years 0.0935 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, South Africa or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
South Africa, at 0.7794 years against 0.7277 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between South Africa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.0517 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do South Africa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
South Africa ranks 169th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release