GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
6.13 years
in 2024
South Africa
6.95 years
in 2023
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank
28th
South Africa rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.95 years against 6.13 years in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 0.82 years.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 221 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.66 years 7.52 years 3.86 years South Africa
1980s 4.9 years 6.08 years 1.18 years South Africa
1990s 5.15 years 7.21 years 2.06 years South Africa
2000s 5.87 years 6.78 years 0.9151 years South Africa
2010s 6.19 years 7.13 years 0.9323 years South Africa
2020s 6.05 years 6.96 years 0.9105 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.95 years against 6.13 years in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
0.82 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release