ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) vs South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
4.92 years
in 2024
South Africa
5.26 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
119th
South Africa rank
123rd

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
  • South Africa
0246197219982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5.26 years against 4.92 years in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 0.34 years.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 2.61 years 3.19 years 0.5791 years South Africa
1990s 2.9 years 3.95 years 1.05 years South Africa
2000s 3.55 years 4.04 years 0.483 years South Africa
2010s 4.42 years 4.88 years 0.4598 years South Africa
2020s 4.91 years 5.21 years 0.2939 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 5.26 years against 4.92 years in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and South Africa?
0.34 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release