Hong Kong vs South Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
Hong Kong
17.01 years
in 2019
South Korea
16.94 years
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
15th
South Korea rank
17th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 17.01 years against 16.94 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.06 years | 10.62 years | 0.4412 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 11.89 years | 12.96 years | 1.07 years | South Korea |
| 2010s | 16.24 years | 17.17 years | 0.9296 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Hong Kong or South Korea?
- Hong Kong, at 17.01 years against 16.94 years in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.07 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 17th 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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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.