Dominican Republic vs South Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.99 years against 4.9 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 117th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.09 years | 4.31 years | 1.22 years | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.43 years | 4.41 years | 0.0201 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 4.77 years | 5.09 years | 0.3216 years | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.99 years against 4.9 years in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 0.09 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 117th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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.