Hong Kong, China vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Hong Kong, China
13.02 years
in 2019
Sri Lanka
13.24 years
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Sri Lanka
051015197119952019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 13.24 years against 13.02 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 10.08 years 7.38 years 2.7 years Hong Kong, China
1980s 11.61 years 10.49 years 1.12 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 12.7 years 13.08 years 0.3793 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Hong Kong, China or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 13.24 years against 13.02 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?
0.22 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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 and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 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.