East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 3.92 years against 2.28 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1.64 years.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Hong Kong ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0974 years | 0.4405 years | 0.3432 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.1949 years | 0.5725 years | 0.3777 years | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.2948 years | 0.9806 years | 0.6857 years | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.02 years | 2 years | 0.9789 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.83 years | 3.38 years | 1.56 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 3.92 years against 2.28 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 1.64 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Hong Kong ranks 21st of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.