South Korea vs Vietnam: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time
- South Korea
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.84 years against 2.8 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Vietnam ahead.
South Korea ranks 33rd and Vietnam ranks 30th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0511 years | 0.6749 years | 0.6239 years | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.2312 years | 0.9683 years | 0.737 years | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.8562 years | 1.01 years | 0.1587 years | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 2.82 years | 2.7 years | 0.1262 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, South Korea or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.84 years against 2.8 years in South Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between South Korea and Vietnam?
- 0.04 years, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- South Korea ranks 33rd and Vietnam ranks 30th 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.