East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 17.01 years against 13.37 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 3.64 years.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Hong Kong ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9 years | 11.32 years | 2.32 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 8.83 years | 11.89 years | 3.06 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 12.83 years | 16.34 years | 3.5 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 17.01 years against 13.37 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 3.64 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Hong Kong ranks 15th of 45 groups.
- 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
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.