France vs Hong Kong: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

France
3.19 years
in 2018
Hong Kong
3.04 years
in 2019
France rank
17th
Hong Kong rank
20th

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

  • France
  • Hong Kong
01234197119952019

How they compare

France currently reports 3.19 years against 3.04 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.15 years.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

France ranks 17th and Hong Kong ranks 20th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 2.95 years 2.09 years 0.8531 years France
1980s 3.3 years 2.69 years 0.6109 years France
1990s 3.33 years 2.56 years 0.7664 years France
2010s 3.16 years 3.29 years 0.1265 years Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, France or Hong Kong?
France, at 3.19 years against 3.04 years in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between France and Hong Kong?
0.15 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do France and Hong Kong rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
France ranks 17th and Hong Kong ranks 20th 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.