ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
8.97 years
in 2024
South Africa
9.44 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
70th
South Africa rank
67th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9.44 years against 8.97 years in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 0.47 years.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 67th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.24 years | 8.69 years | 0.4532 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.84 years | 8.59 years | 0.2507 years | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2010s | 8.92 years | 9.36 years | 0.4422 years | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.91 years | 9.45 years | 0.54 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, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9.44 years against 8.97 years in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 0.47 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 67th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release