School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 13.02 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China is 13.02 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13.02 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.29 years, in 1971.
Hong Kong, China ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.29 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 9.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 9.56 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 9.83 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 10.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 10.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 10.77 years | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 11.06 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 11.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 11.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 11.66 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 11.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11.67 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.71 years | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 12.51 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.64 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.02 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.89 years | 9.29 years | 10.77 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.55 years | 11.06 years | 11.78 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.75 years | 11.75 years | 11.75 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.74 years | 12.51 years | 13.02 years | 8 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Hong Kong, China was 13.02 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.02 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.29 years in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.