Hong Kong vs Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data)
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) over time
- Hong Kong
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 17.01 years against 14.51 years in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.5 years.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.06 years | 11.09 years | 0.0351 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 11.89 years | 12.01 years | 0.1196 years | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 16.34 years | 14.18 years | 2.15 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, Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Hong Kong, at 17.01 years against 14.51 years in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 2.5 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th 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.