Hong Kong, China vs UNICEF: North America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Hong Kong, China
18.75 years
in 2024
UNICEF: North America
16.69 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
17th
UNICEF: North America rank
20th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • UNICEF: North America
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 18.75 years against 16.69 years in UNICEF: North America, a difference of 2.06 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was UNICEF: North America ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and UNICEF: North America ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China UNICEF: North America Difference Ahead
2000s 14.38 years 16.79 years 2.42 years UNICEF: North America
2010s 16.26 years 17.3 years 1.04 years UNICEF: North America
2020s 17.48 years 16.98 years 0.4952 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, female, Hong Kong, China or UNICEF: North America?
Hong Kong, China, at 18.75 years against 16.69 years in UNICEF: North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong, China and UNICEF: North America?
2.06 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and UNICEF: North America?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and UNICEF: North America rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and UNICEF: North America ranks 20th 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