Estonia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time
- Estonia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4604 years against 0.4249 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.0355 years.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 107 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2975 years | 0.1414 years | 0.156 years | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.6935 years | 0.1383 years | 0.5552 years | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.6481 years | 0.3367 years | 0.3114 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Estonia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4604 years against 0.4249 years in Estonia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Estonia and South Africa?
- 0.0355 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Estonia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Estonia ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (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.