Morocco vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female

Morocco
6.81 years
in 2019
South Africa
6.77 years
in 2018
Morocco rank
47th
South Africa rank
49th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 6.81 years against 6.77 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 49th of 197 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 2.87 years 6.07 years 3.2 years South Africa
1990s 3.76 years 7.58 years 3.83 years South Africa
2000s 5.88 years 7.26 years 1.38 years South Africa
2010s 6.5 years 7.03 years 0.5263 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco, at 6.81 years against 6.77 years in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Morocco and South Africa?
0.04 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Morocco ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 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.