Hong Kong, China vs Slovenia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
17.22 years
in 2019
Slovenia
17.6 years
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
19th
Slovenia rank
16th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Slovenia
05101520197119952019

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 17.6 years against 17.22 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.38 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and Slovenia ranks 16th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 11.96 years 10.56 years 1.41 years Hong Kong, China
2010s 16.4 years 17.43 years 1.03 years Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 17.6 years against 17.22 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Slovenia?
0.38 years, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Slovenia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Slovenia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and Slovenia ranks 16th 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.