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

Romania
0.2466 years
in 2018
South Africa
0.2691 years
in 2018
Romania rank
38th
South Africa rank
35th

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

  • Romania
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.4199920082018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2691 years against 0.2466 years in Romania, a difference of 0.0225 years.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Romania ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 35th of 107 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1731 years 0.1854 years 0.0123 years South Africa
2000s 0.1373 years 0.1737 years 0.0364 years South Africa
2010s 0.2429 years 0.2233 years 0.0196 years Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2691 years against 0.2466 years in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male between Romania and South Africa?
0.0225 years, with South Africa 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, male?
Romania ranks 38th 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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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.