China vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

China
2.91 years
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2.25 years
in 2024
China rank
42nd
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
40th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • China
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
0.511.522.53198320032024

How they compare

China currently reports 2.91 years against 2.25 years in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, a difference of 0.66 years.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.

China ranks 42nd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 40th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7496 years 0.7607 years 0.0111 years SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 1.07 years 0.9697 years 0.0959 years China
2000s 1.37 years 1.22 years 0.1518 years China
2010s 2.19 years 1.88 years 0.314 years China
2020s 2.76 years 2.22 years 0.5458 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, China or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
China, at 2.91 years against 2.25 years in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between China and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
0.66 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do China and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
China ranks 42nd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-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, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release