Kuwait vs South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male

Kuwait
0.284 years
in 2013
South Africa
0.2691 years
in 2018
Kuwait rank
34th
South Africa rank
35th

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.40.5199920082018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.284 years against 0.2691 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0149 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th of 107 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4735 years 0.1854 years 0.2881 years Kuwait
2000s 0.2975 years 0.1704 years 0.1271 years Kuwait
2010s 0.284 years 0.222 years 0.0621 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male, Kuwait or South Africa?
Kuwait, at 0.284 years against 0.2691 years in South Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male between Kuwait and South Africa?
0.0149 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
Kuwait ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-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

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,364 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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.