Romania vs South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.3978 years against 0.364 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0338 years.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 109 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2477 years | 0.1636 years | 0.0841 years | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.1948 years | 0.1561 years | 0.0387 years | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3879 years | 0.2795 years | 0.1084 years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 0.3978 years against 0.364 years in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Romania and South Africa?
- 0.0338 years, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Romania ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.