School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China is 9.68 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 9.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9 years, in 2001.
Hong Kong, China ranks 54th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.9 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.61 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.51 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.68 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.16 years | 8.9 years | 9.39 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5 years | 9.3 years | 9.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.49 years | 9.4 years | 9.68 years | 5 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 9.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 years in 2001.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release