How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?

18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Hong Kong

17.49 years

in 2019

Malta

17.05 years

in 2018

Hong Kong rank

20th

Malta rank

23rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time

Hong Kong
Malta

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 17.49 years against 17.05 years in Malta, a difference of 0.44 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.14 years	10.63 years	0.4902 years	Malta
1980s	11.83 years	11.43 years	0.3982 years	Hong Kong
2010s	16.53 years	16.16 years	0.3733 years	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Hong Kong or Malta?: Hong Kong, at 17.49 years against 17.05 years in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong and Malta?: 0.44 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Hong Kong ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.