School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in South Africa
South Africa: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.2691 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in South Africa, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2691 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in South Africa peaked at 0.2784 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1281 years, in 2005.
South Africa ranks 35th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1854 years | 0.1854 years | 0.1854 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1737 years | 0.1281 years | 0.2081 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2233 years | 0.1365 years | 0.2784 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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, male in South Africa?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in South Africa was 0.2691 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2784 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1281 years in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.