Finland vs Hong Kong, China: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Finland
12.65
in 2017
Hong Kong, China
12.74
in 2017
Finland rank
21st
Hong Kong, China rank
18th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Finland
  • Hong Kong, China
051015197119942017

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 12.74 against 12.65 in Finland, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 91 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 12.62 11.77 0.8483 Finland
2010s 12.64 12.38 0.2627 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Finland or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 12.74 against 12.65 in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Finland and Hong Kong, China?
0.09, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?
8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Finland and Hong Kong, China rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Finland ranks 21st and Hong Kong, China ranks 18th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/