School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.4031 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China is 0.4031 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.4152 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2617 years, in 2012.
Hong Kong, China ranks 34th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3363 years | — |
| 2004 | 0.3677 years | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3503 years | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3309 years | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2918 years | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3629 years | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3795 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2617 years | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2771 years | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2793 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3164 years | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3327 years | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3438 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.374 years | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4152 years | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3621 years | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3929 years | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4072 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.381 years | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4031 years | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3354 years | 0.2918 years | 0.3677 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3343 years | 0.2617 years | 0.4152 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3892 years | 0.3621 years | 0.4072 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 0.4031 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4152 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2617 years in 2012.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release