School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.22 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China stood at 17.22 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 17.22 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.17 years, in 1971.
That places Hong Kong, China 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.17 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 10.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 10.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 10.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 10.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 10.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 11.3 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 11.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 12.03 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 12.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.9 years | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 16.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.32 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.22 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.57 years | 10.17 years | 11.3 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.86 years | 11.56 years | 12.14 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.5 years | 15.9 years | 17.22 years | 8 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- 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, 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 17.22 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.22 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 years in 1971.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.