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South Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

12.38years · 2023+3.7% since 2012

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SLE.1T3. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (years)Note
202312.381
202212.378
202112.426
202012.223
201912.198
201812.029
201712.3
201612.366UIS_EST
201512.646UIS_EST
201412.352
201211.938
201111.723
201011.57
200911.48
200811.368UIS_EST
200711.358UIS_EST
200611.093UIS_EST
200510.891UIS_EST
200410.822
200310.62
200210.514
200110.4UIS_EST
200010.357

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sle-1t3 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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