School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.49 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China is 17.49 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 17.49 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.52 years, in 1971.
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.52 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 9.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.79 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.08 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 10.33 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 10.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.07 years | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 11.37 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 11.68 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 12.07 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 12.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.72 years | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 16.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.15 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.49 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.06 years | 9.52 years | 11.07 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.83 years | 11.37 years | 12.19 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.65 years | 15.72 years | 17.49 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
- 19 Türkiye 17.61 years compare
- 21 Macau, China 17.12 years compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
- 23 Malta 17.05 years compare
More gender data for Hong Kong, China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,614 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China was 17.49 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.49 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 years in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.