Hong Kong, China vs South Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time
- Hong Kong, China
- South Asia
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 2.98 years against 1.71 years in South Asia, a difference of 1.27 years.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 21st of 189 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 | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 years | 0.1802 years | 1.93 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 2.67 years | 0.2544 years | 2.41 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 2.54 years | 0.3359 years | 2.2 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 3.16 years | 1.53 years | 1.64 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Hong Kong, China or South Asia?
- Hong Kong, China, at 2.98 years against 1.71 years in South Asia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Hong Kong, China and South Asia?
- 1.27 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Asia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 21st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.