China (People’s Republic of) vs Kuwait: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

China (People’s Republic of)
2.67 years
in 2019
Kuwait
2.77 years
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
62nd
Kuwait rank
59th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.77 years against 2.67 years in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.1 years.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 59th of 183 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0278 years 0.4395 years 0.4116 years Kuwait
1980s 0.122 years 0.7015 years 0.5794 years Kuwait
1990s 0.2083 years 0.9324 years 0.7241 years Kuwait
2000s 0.6945 years 1.01 years 0.3128 years Kuwait
2010s 2.39 years 2.74 years 0.3449 years Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, China (People’s Republic of) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 2.77 years against 2.67 years in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between China (People’s Republic of) and Kuwait?
0.1 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Kuwait?
33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Kuwait rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 62nd and Kuwait ranks 59th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 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.