What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?

0 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?

24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Puerto Rico: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education

Hong Kong, China

3 years

in 2020

Puerto Rico

3 years

in 2020

Hong Kong, China rank

52nd

Puerto Rico rank

52nd

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education over time

Hong Kong, China
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 209 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.33 years	3 years	0.3333 years	Hong Kong, China
2000s	4 years	3 years	1 years	Hong Kong, China
2010s	3.2 years	3 years	0.2 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	3 years	3 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of upper secondary education, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?: Hong Kong, China, at 3 years against 3 years in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?: 0 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?: Hong Kong, China ranks 52nd and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of grades (years) in upper secondary education.