China vs Togo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

China
12.43 years
in 2010
Togo
12.66 years
in 2017
China rank
109th
Togo rank
106th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 12.66 years against 12.43 years in China, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1973 it was China ahead.

China ranks 109th and Togo ranks 106th of 183 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Togo Difference Ahead
1970s 8.3 years 6.89 years 1.41 years China
1980s 8.22 years 7.52 years 0.7006 years China
1990s 8.82 years 7.84 years 0.9761 years China
2000s 11 years 10.31 years 0.6862 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, China or Togo?
Togo, at 12.66 years against 12.43 years in China as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between China and Togo?
0.23 years, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Togo?
21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2007.
How do China and Togo rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
China ranks 109th and Togo ranks 106th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.