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South Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

13.87years · 2023+4.8% since 2012

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SLE.1T8. Annual figures for South Africa from 2002 to 2023.

20022023

Every year

YearValue (years)Note
202313.867
202213.862
202113.869
202013.602
201913.731
201813.574
201713.808
201613.756UIS_EST
201514.053UIS_EST
201413.712
201213.226
201112.866UIS_EST
201012.664UIS_EST
200912.522UIS_EST
200712.325UIS_EST
200612.032UIS_EST
200511.86UIS_EST
200411.857UIS_EST
200311.642UIS_EST
200211.511UIS_EST

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 to tertiary, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sle-1t8 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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