Hong Kong, China vs Viet Nam: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Hong Kong, China
9.73 years
in 2019
Viet Nam
9.68 years
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
56th
Viet Nam rank
58th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Viet Nam
0246810199820082019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 9.73 years against 9.68 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 56th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 8.74 years 9.01 years 0.2748 years Viet Nam
2010s 9.62 years 9.34 years 0.2779 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Hong Kong, China or Viet Nam?
Hong Kong, China, at 9.73 years against 9.68 years in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam?
0.05 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 56th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.