South Africa vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, tertiary, male
South Africa
0.8901 years
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
1.32 years
in 2024
South Africa rank
133rd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
135th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time
- South Africa
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 1.32 years against 0.8901 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.4299 years.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1988 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 133rd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 135th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5794 years | 0.5135 years | 0.0659 years | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6781 years | 0.5025 years | 0.1756 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8055 years | 0.6623 years | 0.1432 years | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9207 years | 1.06 years | 0.1353 years | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 0.9144 years | 1.25 years | 0.3317 years | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, South Africa or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 1.32 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.4299 years, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- South Africa ranks 133rd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 135th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release