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
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
February 2026 Data Release