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

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Türkiye: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)

Hong Kong

17.49 years

in 2019

Türkiye

17.61 years

in 2018

Hong Kong rank

20th

Türkiye rank

19th

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

Hong Kong
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 17.61 years against 17.49 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th 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	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.06 years	5.97 years	4.1 years	Hong Kong
1980s	11.93 years	6.72 years	5.22 years	Hong Kong
2010s	16.53 years	16.44 years	0.0852 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 Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 17.61 years against 17.49 years in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong and Türkiye?: 0.12 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Türkiye?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Türkiye rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Hong Kong ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th 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

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.