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

Ghana
6.39 years
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
6.43 years
in 2019
Ghana rank
75th
Hong Kong, China rank
73rd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong, China
02468197119952019

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Ghana ranks 75th and Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 4.29 years 7.04 years 2.75 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 4.75 years 6.52 years 1.77 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 4.95 years 5.88 years 0.9278 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.46 years 6.41 years 0.0443 years Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Ghana or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 6.43 years against 6.39 years in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Ghana and Hong Kong, China?
0.04 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Hong Kong, China?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Ghana ranks 75th 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.