Hong Kong, China vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Hong Kong, China
5.56 years
in 2024
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
4.6 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
2nd

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
23456199920112024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 5.56 years against 4.6 years in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 0.96 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China UIS: Central and Eastern Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 2 years 3.06 years 1.06 years UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
2010s 3.38 years 3.93 years 0.5476 years UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
2020s 4.85 years 4.53 years 0.3214 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
Hong Kong, China, at 5.56 years against 4.6 years in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
0.96 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release