Nepal vs South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Nepal
12.92 years
in 2019
South Africa
13.21 years
in 2018
Nepal rank
96th
South Africa rank
93rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Nepal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13.21 years against 12.92 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.29 years.

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

Nepal ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 9.32 years 11.08 years 1.76 years South Africa
1990s 9.68 years 11.48 years 1.81 years South Africa
2010s 12.47 years 13.52 years 1.06 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Nepal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 13.21 years against 12.92 years in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Nepal and South Africa?
0.29 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Nepal ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 93rd 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, male (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, male (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.