Germany vs Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Germany
16.95 years
in 2018
Hong Kong, China
17.01 years
in 2019
Germany rank
16th
Hong Kong, China rank
15th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Germany
  • Hong Kong, China
051015197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.01 years against 16.95 years in Germany, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 16th and Hong Kong, China ranks 15th of 175 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Germany or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 17.01 years against 16.95 years in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Germany and Hong Kong, China?
0.06 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hong Kong, China?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Germany and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Germany ranks 16th and Hong Kong, China ranks 15th 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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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.