Hong Kong vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Hong Kong
18.75 years
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
16.84 years
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
17th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
17th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 18.75 years against 16.84 years in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 1.91 years.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 17th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong SDG: Europe and Northern America Difference Ahead
2000s 14.38 years 16.18 years 1.8 years SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 16.26 years 16.74 years 0.4824 years SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 17.73 years 16.83 years 0.899 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Hong Kong, at 18.75 years against 16.84 years in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
1.91 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Hong Kong ranks 17th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 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
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release