Hong Kong, China vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Hong Kong, China
5.82 years
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
4.62 years
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
8th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
7th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
23456199920112024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 5.82 years against 4.62 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 1.2 years.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 7th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 1.98 years 3.98 years 2 years UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 3.52 years 4.36 years 0.8477 years UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 5.07 years 4.61 years 0.4549 years Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Hong Kong, China or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Hong Kong, China, at 5.82 years against 4.62 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Hong Kong, China and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
1.2 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release