Malaysia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Malaysia
14.04 years
in 2017
South Africa
13.87 years
in 2018
Malaysia rank
86th
South Africa rank
88th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.04 years against 13.87 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 88th of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 9.94 years 11.46 years 1.51 years South Africa
2010s 13.94 years 14.16 years 0.221 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 14.04 years against 13.87 years in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.17 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Malaysia ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 88th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.