Hong Kong, China vs IBRD only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
3.04 years
in 2019
IBRD only
1.93 years
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
IBRD only rank
18th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • IBRD only
0123197019942019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 3.04 years against 1.93 years in IBRD only, a difference of 1.11 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.6 times IBRD only's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 18th of 191 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China IBRD only Difference Ahead
1970s 2.09 years 0.3785 years 1.71 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 2.69 years 0.5943 years 2.09 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 2.56 years 0.7087 years 1.85 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 3.25 years 1.77 years 1.48 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or IBRD only?
Hong Kong, China, at 3.04 years against 1.93 years in IBRD only as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and IBRD only?
1.11 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IBRD only?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and IBRD only rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and IBRD only ranks 18th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs IBRD only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-pre-primary-both-sexes-years/hong-kong-sar-china/ibrd-only/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-pre-primary-both-sexes-years/hong-kong-sar-china/ibrd-only/">Hong Kong, China vs IBRD only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

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.