School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa
South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.364 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.364 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 157.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa peaked at 0.3746 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1383 years, in 2010.
That places South Africa 31st out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1636 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.1631 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1399 years | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1622 years | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.168 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1748 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1432 years | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1416 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1383 years | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1541 years | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2088 years | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2662 years | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3115 years | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3432 years | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3547 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3746 years | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.364 years | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1636 years | 0.1636 years | 0.1636 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1561 years | 0.1399 years | 0.1748 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2795 years | 0.1383 years | 0.3746 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 28 Romania 0.3978 years compare
- 29 Ireland 0.3957 years compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3901 years compare
- 32 Finland 0.3623 years compare
- 33 Liechtenstein 0.3164 years compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2908 years compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in South Africa was 0.364 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3746 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1383 years in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.