Hong Kong, China vs WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Hong Kong, China
18.75 years
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
16.95 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
17th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • WB: High Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 18.75 years against 16.95 years in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 1.8 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China WB: High Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 14.38 years 16.18 years 1.81 years WB: High Income (july 2025)
2010s 16.26 years 16.74 years 0.4769 years WB: High Income (july 2025)
2020s 17.73 years 16.91 years 0.8261 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Hong Kong, China, at 18.75 years against 16.95 years in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Hong Kong, China and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
1.8 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th 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