GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
13.38 years
in 2024
South Africa
13.49 years
in 2023
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
87th
South Africa rank
87th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13.49 years against 13.38 years in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 87th of 221 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 10.02 years 10.82 years 0.7964 years South Africa
1990s 9.75 years 11.6 years 1.84 years South Africa
2000s 10.79 years 11.84 years 1.04 years South Africa
2010s 12.21 years 13.2 years 0.9873 years South Africa
2020s 12.96 years 13.43 years 0.4632 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
South Africa, at 13.49 years against 13.38 years in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
0.11 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 87th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release