Hong Kong vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female)
Hong Kong
17.49 years
in 2019
United Kingdom
17.74 years
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
18th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) over time
- Hong Kong
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 17.74 years against 17.49 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.25 years.
Across all 18 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 175 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.06 years | 12.45 years | 2.39 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 11.83 years | 12.92 years | 1.09 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 16.5 years | 17.6 years | 1.1 years | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 17.74 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.25 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Kingdom?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 18th 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.