Hong Kong, China vs Upper middle income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.01 years against 14.13 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.88 years.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.32 years | 9.77 years | 1.55 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 11.89 years | 9.86 years | 2.03 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 16.34 years | 13.67 years | 2.67 years | Hong Kong, China |
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 Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, China, at 17.01 years against 14.13 years in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
- 2.88 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.