China vs Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

China
11.27 years
in 2010
Malaysia
11.25 years
in 2017
China rank
114th
Malaysia rank
115th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

China currently reports 11.27 years against 11.25 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.

China ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.71 years 9.44 years 0.7277 years Malaysia
1990s 9.14 years 9.52 years 0.3858 years Malaysia
2000s 10.53 years 10.34 years 0.1896 years China
2010s 11.27 years 10.43 years 0.8376 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, China or Malaysia?
China, at 11.27 years against 11.25 years in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between China and Malaysia?
0.02 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
China ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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 and secondary, male (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.