GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1.62 years
in 2024
South Africa
1.18 years
in 2023
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
125th
South Africa rank
127th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 1.62 years against 1.18 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.44 years.

That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 221 groups.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.497 years 0.2095 years 0.2875 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 0.7299 years 0.5462 years 0.1837 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 0.675 years 0.6494 years 0.0256 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 1.25 years 0.8543 years 0.3921 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 1.32 years 1.09 years 0.2302 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 1.54 years 1.18 years 0.3545 years GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 1.62 years against 1.18 years in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
0.44 years, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release