ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
17 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
18.72 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
7th
Hong Kong, China rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 18.72 years against 17 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 1.72 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ahead.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 10th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 16.62 years 13.82 years 2.8 years ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2010s 16.95 years 16.45 years 0.4917 years ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2020s 16.87 years 17.79 years 0.9279 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 18.72 years against 17 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Hong Kong, China?
1.72 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Hong Kong, China?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 10th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release