Guinea-Bissau vs Hong Kong, China: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Guinea-Bissau
15 years
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
15 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau rank
68th
Hong Kong, China rank
68th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hong Kong, China
051015197019952020

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th and Hong Kong, China ranks 68th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 16 years 17 years 1 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 16 years 17 years 1 years Hong Kong, China
1990s 16 years 16.6 years 0.6 years Hong Kong, China
2000s 16 years 15 years 1 years Guinea-Bissau
2010s 15.1 years 15 years 0.1 years Guinea-Bissau
2020s 15 years 15 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Guinea-Bissau or Hong Kong, China?
Guinea-Bissau, at 15 years against 15 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China?
0 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th and Hong Kong, China ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.