South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male over time
- South Africa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.2978 years against 0.2691 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0287 years.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd of 107 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1854 years | 0.441 years | 0.2555 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.1737 years | 0.277 years | 0.1033 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.1365 years | 0.2978 years | 0.1613 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.2978 years against 0.2691 years in South Africa as of 2010.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0287 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
- How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- South Africa ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd 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
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.