China (People’s Republic of) vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

China (People’s Republic of)
2.67 years
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.6576 years
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
40th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
38th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 2.67 years against 0.6576 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 2.01 years.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 4.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 191 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2651 years 0.2088 years 0.0563 years China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 0.6526 years 0.2372 years 0.4154 years China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 1.02 years 0.2619 years 0.7561 years China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 1.33 years 0.3568 years 0.9685 years China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 2.26 years 0.5802 years 1.68 years China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, China (People’s Republic of) or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 2.67 years against 0.6576 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between China (People’s Republic of) and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
2.01 years, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.