GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
8.74 years
in 2024
South Africa
9 years
in 2023
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
86th
South Africa rank
89th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9 years against 8.74 years in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 0.26 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 221 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.61 years | 8.73 years | 1.12 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.42 years | 8.53 years | 0.1102 years | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.07 years | 9.17 years | 0.0972 years | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.74 years | 9.05 years | 0.3086 years | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9 years against 8.74 years in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 0.26 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 89th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release