South Africa vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9.09 years against 9.07 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 188 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.53 years | 9.12 years | 0.4191 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.35 years | 8.95 years | 0.3935 years | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.41 years | 9.08 years | 0.334 years | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- South Africa, at 9.09 years against 9.07 years in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- South Africa ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 levels 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.