Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Hong Kong
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 17.49 years against 12.68 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 4.81 years.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.06 years | 5.24 years | 4.82 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 11.83 years | 7.01 years | 4.82 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 16.53 years | 12.33 years | 4.2 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Hong Kong, at 17.49 years against 12.68 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 4.81 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.