Cambodia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

Cambodia
0.736 years
in 2019
South Africa
0.7027 years
in 2018
Cambodia rank
150th
South Africa rank
151st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • Cambodia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.736 years against 0.7027 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0333 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 150th 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 Cambodia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1463 years 0.238 years 0.0917 years South Africa
2000s 0.2903 years 0.4287 years 0.1384 years South Africa
2010s 0.5124 years 0.7505 years 0.2381 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Cambodia or South Africa?
Cambodia, at 0.736 years against 0.7027 years in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Cambodia and South Africa?
0.0333 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Cambodia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Cambodia ranks 150th 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, 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, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 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.