Hungary vs Romania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Hungary
7.95 years
in 2018
Romania
7.97 years
in 2018
Hungary rank
160th
Romania rank
158th

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

  • Hungary
  • Romania
02468199420062018

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7.97 years against 7.95 years in Hungary, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 160th and Romania ranks 158th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 8.1 years 7.32 years 0.7787 years Hungary
2000s 8.01 years 7.92 years 0.091 years Hungary
2010s 8.01 years 8.05 years 0.0359 years Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Hungary or Romania?
Romania, at 7.97 years against 7.95 years in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Hungary and Romania?
0.02 years, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Hungary ranks 160th and Romania ranks 158th 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.