Comoros vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Comoros
0.6668 years
in 2018
South Africa
0.7084 years
in 2018
Comoros rank
154th
South Africa rank
151st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • Comoros
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7084 years against 0.6668 years in Comoros, a difference of 0.0416 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Comoros ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 151st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0844 years 0.2089 years 0.1245 years South Africa
2000s 0.3136 years 0.4611 years 0.1475 years South Africa
2010s 0.6745 years 0.7544 years 0.0799 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Comoros or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.7084 years against 0.6668 years in Comoros as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Comoros and South Africa?
0.0416 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Comoros and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Comoros ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 151st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (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, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
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.