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

Latest (2019)
17.49 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.49 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.52 years
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019

0510151971199520191971: 9.5 years1972: 9.6 years1973: 9.6 years1974: 9.8 years1975: 10.1 years1976: 10.3 years1977: 10.5 years1979: 11.1 years1980: 11.4 years1982: 11.7 years1983: 12.1 years1984: 12.2 years2012: 15.7 years2013: 16.2 years2014: 16.5 years2015: 16.6 years2016: 16.7 years2017: 16.8 years2018: 17.1 years2019: 17.5 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Hong Kong, China, 1971 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
  2. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.74 years compare
  3. 19 Türkiye 17.61 years compare
  4. 21 Macau, China 17.12 years compare
  5. 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
  6. 23 Malta 17.05 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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.

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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
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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.