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

North Macedonia
13.3 years
in 2018
South Africa
13.21 years
in 2018
North Macedonia rank
91st
South Africa rank
93rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • North Macedonia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 13.3 years against 13.21 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 93rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 10.71 years 12.74 years 2.03 years South Africa
2010s 13.1 years 13.39 years 0.2868 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, North Macedonia or South Africa?
North Macedonia, at 13.3 years against 13.21 years in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between North Macedonia and South Africa?
0.09 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do North Macedonia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
North Macedonia ranks 91st 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.