School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China stood at 1.02 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.9062 GPI, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong, China 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9062 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9143 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.922 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9298 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9371 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9585 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9596 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9745 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9942 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.944 GPI | 0.9062 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 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)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Hong Kong, China was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9062 GPI in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.