Hong Kong vs Iran: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (School male years)
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (School male years) over time
- Hong Kong
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 6.44 years against 6.43 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 73rd and Iran ranks 71st of 197 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.08 years | 5.6 years | 1.48 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 5.8 years | 0.6508 years | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5.89 years | 5.34 years | 0.5568 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6.41 years | 6.22 years | 0.1917 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Hong Kong or Iran?
- Iran, at 6.44 years against 6.43 years in Hong Kong as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Hong Kong and Iran?
- 0.01 years, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Iran?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong and Iran rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 73rd and Iran ranks 71st 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
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.