GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
13.39 years
in 2024
South Africa
14.24 years
in 2023
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
91st
South Africa rank
92nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • South Africa
051015198020022024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.24 years against 13.39 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 0.85 years.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11.05 years 11.45 years 0.4002 years South Africa
1990s 11.34 years 12.38 years 1.03 years South Africa
2000s 12.3 years 12.09 years 0.207 years GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2010s 13.58 years 13.78 years 0.1935 years South Africa
2020s 13.53 years 14.17 years 0.6406 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 14.24 years against 13.39 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa?
0.85 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release