Ethiopia vs Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary, male

Ethiopia
6.39 years
in 2015
Hong Kong, China
6.43 years
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
76th
Hong Kong, China rank
73rd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Hong Kong, China
2468197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 6.43 years against 6.39 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 76th and Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 years 7.04 years 5.45 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 2.97 years 6.5 years 3.54 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 3.05 years 5.89 years 2.85 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.2 years 6.43 years 0.2274 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Ethiopia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 6.43 years against 6.39 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Ethiopia and Hong Kong, China?
0.04 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Hong Kong, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 76th and Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 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.