Hong Kong, China vs Korea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Hong Kong, China
17.01 years
in 2019
Korea
16.94 years
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
15th
Korea rank
17th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.01 years against 16.94 years in 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, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Korea ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.06 years | 10.62 years | 0.4412 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 11.89 years | 12.96 years | 1.07 years | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.24 years | 17.17 years | 0.9296 years | 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, China or Korea?
- Hong Kong, China, at 17.01 years against 16.94 years in Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 0.07 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and 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.