Namibia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.5418 years against 0.4604 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0814 years.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 107 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0173 years | 0.1414 years | 0.1241 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0378 years | 0.1382 years | 0.1005 years | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5523 years | 0.4664 years | 0.0858 years | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.5418 years against 0.4604 years in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0814 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Namibia ranks 24th 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.