Hong Kong, China vs IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Hong Kong, China
17.49 years
in 2019
IBRD only
13.53 years
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
IBRD only rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • IBRD only
051015197019942019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.49 years against 13.53 years in IBRD only, a difference of 3.96 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times IBRD only's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 19th of 175 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China IBRD only Difference Ahead
1970s 10.06 years 7.14 years 2.92 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 11.83 years 7.76 years 4.07 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 16.65 years 13.27 years 3.38 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Hong Kong, China or IBRD only?
Hong Kong, China, at 17.49 years against 13.53 years in IBRD only as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong, China and IBRD only?
3.96 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IBRD only?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and IBRD only rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 19th 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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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.