South Africa vs UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male

South Africa
0.8901 years
in 2023
UNICEF: South Asia
1.42 years
in 2024
South Africa rank
133rd
UNICEF: South Asia rank
130th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time

  • South Africa
  • UNICEF: South Asia
00.511.5198820062024

How they compare

UNICEF: South Asia currently reports 1.42 years against 0.8901 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.5299 years.

That makes UNICEF: South Asia's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 133rd and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 130th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: South Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa UNICEF: South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8055 years 0.6168 years 0.1887 years South Africa
2010s 0.9207 years 1.13 years 0.2048 years UNICEF: South Asia
2020s 0.9144 years 1.35 years 0.436 years UNICEF: South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, South Africa or UNICEF: South Asia?
UNICEF: South Asia, at 1.42 years against 0.8901 years in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia?
0.5299 years, with UNICEF: South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do South Africa and UNICEF: South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
South Africa ranks 133rd and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 130th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-tertiary-male-years-2/south-africa/unicef-south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-tertiary-male-years-2/south-africa/unicef-south-asia/">South Africa vs UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release