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

Hong Kong, China
17.22 years
in 2019
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
19th
Uruguay rank
21st

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Uruguay
051015197119952019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 17.22 years against 16.84 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.38 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 10.81 years 10.88 years 0.067 years Uruguay
1980s 11.88 years 11.88 years 0.0027 years Uruguay
2010s 16.39 years 16.47 years 0.0794 years Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Hong Kong, China, at 17.22 years against 16.84 years in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?
0.38 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 21st 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.