Hong Kong, China vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, male

Hong Kong, China
6.43 years
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
6.44 years
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
73rd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
71st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
02468197119952019

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 6.44 years against 6.43 years in Hong Kong, China, 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, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 7.08 years 5.6 years 1.48 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 6.45 years 5.8 years 0.6508 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 5.89 years 5.34 years 0.5568 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.41 years 6.22 years 0.1917 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Hong Kong, China or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 6.44 years against 6.43 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.01 years, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of 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

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.